0 to pick only the best people or things from a group, so that only people or things that are less good remain:
1 to choose only the best or most suitable from a group of people or things:
To cherry-pick from the package and, above all, to ignore the recommendations made about automatic timetabling would rapidly destroy that balance.
Is there the risk that foundation hospitals will be able to cherry-pick?
We are worried that incoming competitors could cherry-pick benefits.
It tended to cherry-pick and to do individual deals.
It is tempting to cherry-pick the options in the consultation paper for the benefit of one's own authority.
Each variation, closure and dedication must be agreed separately, so that the inspector can cherry-pick.
We must not ever forget that we are dealing with a package and cannot cherry-pick.
We have been told that we cannot cherry-pick the agreement.