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pick up the pieces

verb

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  1. To restore one's life (or a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity,…

    To restore one's life (or a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity, shock etc.

    • 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.
    • "Cutting administrators is a huge mistake, and will only mean other staff such as nurses have to pick up the pieces."

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