I picked him up off his sorry and unemployed ass A woman was complaining about his ungrateful ex-boyfriend who dumped her for a young girl.And going through all the old things about how her helped him out of his bad situations. woman:"Anyway, I pick him up off his sorry and unemployed ass, I gave him hair plugs, contact lenses,teeth." I can't understand this sentence,"I pick him up off his sorry and unemployed ass","pick him up" does that mean "begin to have a relationship with him" or "get him back on his feet" or something else.And "off his ass"? I really can't get the picture.