Pick-up-the-pieces Definition

verb

(idiomatic, intransitive) To restore one's life (a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity, shock etc.

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Pick-up-the-pieces Sentence Examples

  • Ryan moves back to the Cohens and tries to pick up the pieces of his life.

  • Then Leo died, leaving a devastated Greenlee to pick up the pieces.

  • After a divorce is final, you'll likely have lingering feelings that make it difficult to pick up the pieces from your failed marriage and move on to a satisfying and happy life.

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