pick up the pieces

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To restore one's life (or a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity, shock etc. idiomatic,intransitive
    — Picking up the pieces after the Suez disaster, the British found themselves getting used to the idea that they are not as big a power as they thought they were.

词形变化

picks up the pieces present,singular,third-person picking up the pieces participle,present picked up the pieces participle,past picked up the pieces past
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