English Dictionary

pick up the pieces

verb

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

After the accident, it took her a long time to pick up the pieces and move on.

意味（1）

(idiomatic, intransitive) 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.