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单词 pick up the pieces
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pick up the pieces


Redeem a bad situation, restore matters to normal, as in Once fighting ended, the task force picked up the pieces and restored democracy. [Late 1800s]

Words nearby pick up the pieces

pickup, pickup arm, pickup camper, pick up on, pick-up stick, pick up the pieces, pickup tube, pickwick, Pickwickian, Pickwickianism, Pickwickian syndrome
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