Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Think
Both terms in one sentence
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Many members of the Economy Cast pick up on this, but think it's them with the bad luck.
Source: Busman's Holiday -
The Innkeepers has Claire and Luke using recording equipment to pick up EVP and find the ghost that they think is haunting the hotel.
Source: Electromagnetic Ghosts -
Also used in the episode "Kryten", where they pick up Kryten, but think that they are instead picking up three hot girls, when the ship's computer Holly is the one to "dress up" by donning a toupee, and again in the song "Tongue-Tied" which has the toupee on Holly's head again.
Source: Dodgy Toupee
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