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What does 'pick up that piece of paper' mean?



 
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What does 'pick up that piece of paper' mean? #1 (permalink) Mon Dec 01, 2008 15:48 pm   What does 'pick up that piece of paper' mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #41 "Good Bye", question 9

Thank you for your honesty. Now ......... up that piece of paper.

(a) take
(b) show
(c) pick
(d) hold

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ESL/EFL Test #41 "Good Bye", answer 9

Thank you for your honesty. Now pick up that piece of paper.

Correct answer: (c) pick

Your answer was: ?
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What does "pick up that piece of paper" phrase mean?

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What does 'pick up that piece of paper' mean? #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:40 am   What does 'pick up that piece of paper' mean?
 

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It is not an idiom.
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What does 'pick up that piece of paper' mean? #3 (permalink) Sun Dec 14, 2008 23:37 pm   What does 'pick up that piece of paper' mean?
 

In the context of the phrase, we can say:
Pick up that piece of paper = take a paper and write.
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