to start a fight/quarrel/argument with someone

對某人挑起戰(zhàn)爭、口角、爭論;尋釁，找茬

He'd had too much to drink and tried to pick a fight with the bartender.

他酒喝得太多了，想找酒吧侍者的茬。

It was foolish of you to pick a fight with a heavy weight boxing champion!

你是傻才去和重量級的拳擊冠軍尋釁鬧事吧!

這個短語用于描述某人故意尋找或引發(fā)爭端的行為。通常，它帶有負面的意義，暗示這種行為是不成熟、無建設性的，可能會導致緊張關(guān)系或不必要的沖突。