Admit
Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Both terms in one sentence
- As Dean points out, "Sam called you when I was dying" and John didn't pick up; John's response to this is to admit that his son's got a point...and then to criticize his tone.
Source: Jerkass / Live-Action TV - Did Aphrodite know that Atalanta would stop to pick up the golden apples, enchant the apples so Atalanta would pick them up, or did she know that Atalanta would throw the race because she loved Hipponenes but was too proud to just admit it?
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In the UK version of The Office (UK), Tim takes off his microphone (to pick up his speech, as per the Mockumentary setting) in order to presumably admit his feelings to Dawn.
Source: Cutting the Electronic Leash
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