Expression of the week - pick...up

Hello, hello! Sorry for taking so long to write here on the blog. I promise to post more this week to make up for the last one.
The expression of the week was chosen because many students of mine ask me: "how do you say...?"
And several times what they want to know is "pick...up"
This expression can be used in different situations:

1. A friend calls you:

friend: Hey, do you wanna go to the movies?
you: Sure! At what time?
friend: At 10:30pm. Is that alright?
you: Yes, but there is a little problem. My car is broken!
friend: Don't worry, I'll pick you up!
you:Thank you! See later!

It means that your friend will go to your house and will take you to the movies.

2. Your dog pooped (defecated) on the street, you are going to have to pick it up.

It means that you have to lift the dog's poop and put it in a bag. ( This is something that people usually forget to do)

 

3. After one year living in Argentina I finally picked up the pronunciation of the RR.

 

It means that I understood the pronunciation of the RR

 

There are other usages for this expression and you can check them out on this link:

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/pick-up