pick up the threads of

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pick up the threads of something

to try to start something again, especially after problems prevented you from continuing it In '97, I came out of prison and tried to pick up the threads of my life.

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He had had his vacation, a golden fortnight of fresh air and sunshine in the Catskills, and was back in Alcala, trying with poor success, to pick up the threads of his work. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context More results

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