pick a lock

Meaning

1. to open a lock without a key, using sth such as a piece of wire

In the movies · 4

• Υou want out? Easy. We can pick a lock. Come on.Willow1988
• Now, earlier today I taught you all how to pick a lock with a bobby pin.Tower Heist2011
• Want me to pick that lock for you, Harry?The Conversation1974
• -He's picking the lock. -Well, hurry up!Shanghai Knights2003

From the same entry

• pick and choose
• pick brains
• pick a fight
• pick holes in
• pick pocket
• pick up the bill, tab
• pick up the pieces
• pick up speed
• pick up the threads
• pick your way
• pick a winner
• have a bone to pick with