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A battle is a fight between people or groups. But, what does it mean to pick a battle? Let’s find out.
Pick Your Battles
Speaker A: Jonathan, what is the best relationship advice you have ever been given?
Speaker B: Hmm. I’d say “pick your battles.”
Speaker A: That’s a good one! Fighting over every single little thing would be so tiring.
Speaker B: Exactly. Save your energy to fight over the important stuff.
Fighting takes energy. And time. To “pick your battles” means to fight over the really major things and let the rest go.
Jonathan is very wise.
Speaker B: I know.
And that’s English in a minute.
* This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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