(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.
