Had he been dead, she would have picked his pockets.
"I picked your pocket while we were in the car."
Together, they picked my father's pockets, then she was gone.
And even then, he still didn't go back to picking pockets.
For the teachers, a strike would amount to picking their own pockets.
He had better things to do with his hands, such as picking locks or pockets.
It's very hard to pick pockets when everybody in the street watching you.
"Any time anybody wants to pick my pocket, I have a concern," he said.
"I picked his pocket first, so he's got no more than three dollars left on him for her to rob."
They are tough, smart and can pick your pocket without you knowing it.