Foster
Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.
Pick
Pick verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Usage example: he seems to be trying to pick a fight
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Your foster father Gorion in Baldur's Gate leaves one of these kinds of letters for you to pick up late in the game.
Source: Dead Man Writing -
They actually pick on Foster to "grow a goddamned mustache" and Foster responds that he hasn't shaven in two weeks.
Source: Film / Super Troopers -
Charles uses "mutant and proud" as part of his pick-up lines, which are a very erudite variation on "you have pretty (insert trait here)", in the presence of his foster sister, who has been actively discouraged by Charles from taking any pride in her mutation.
Source: Film / X-Men: First Class
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