pick up the thread(s)

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpick up the thread(s)pick up the thread(s)CONTINUE/START AGAINto begin something again after a long period, especially a relationship or way of life They had known each other as children, and were picking up the threads of their friendship. → threadExamples from the Corpuspick up the thread(s)• Enough to do picking up the threads of his own life.• He picked up the thread and followed it.• They talked non-stop in an elaborate relay race, one picking up the thread as soon as the other paused for breath.• She gradually started to pick up the threads of her life.

单词	pick up the thread(s)
释义	pick up the thread(s) From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpick up the thread(s)pick up the thread(s)CONTINUE/START AGAINto begin something again after a long period, especially a relationship or way of life They had known each other as children, and were picking up the threads of their friendship. → threadExamples from the Corpuspick up the thread(s)• Enough to do picking up the threads of his own life.• He picked up the thread and followed it.• They talked non-stop in an elaborate relay race, one picking up the thread as soon as the other paused for breath.• She gradually started to pick up the threads of her life.
随便看	make somebody/yourself sick make somebody’s acquaintance make somebody’s blood boil make somebody’s blood run cold make somebody’s day make somebody’s flesh creep/crawl make somebody’s hair curl make somebody’s hair stand on end make somebody’s life a misery make somebody’s skin crawl make somebody’s toes curl make something clear make something difficult/easy/possible etc make something fast make something from/out of something make something of somebody/something make something of yourself make something of yourself make something out of somebody/something make something out of something make something stick make something the best/worst/most expensive etc make something your own make something/somebody ↔ over make sport of