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. |
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