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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.
See also: pick, thread

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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.
 
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