pick+in

=Word: Pick= Context Sentence:' Chelsea misfit is McClaren's shock pick in England shuffle. = = Source: By Matt Lawton, Daily Mail, Thursday, Oct.5, 2006 Definition:Pick (noun) choice

Although 'pick' is usually a verb, here it is a noun, even though it is next to a preposition 'in'. ('To pick in' does not exist in English) The sentence means: Someone who did not fit in at Chelsea is the manager (McClaren)'s surprising choice when he changed the members of (shuffled) the English team. = = Memonic: Remember it.