pick up the pieces
US /pɪk ʌp ðə ˈpiːsɪz/
UK /pɪk ʌp ðə ˈpiːsɪz/
1.
收拾殘局, 重建家園
to try to return to normal after a bad experience or disaster
:
•
After the divorce, she had to pick up the pieces of her life.
離婚後，她不得不收拾殘局，重新開始生活。
•
The community worked together to pick up the pieces after the flood.
洪水過後，社區齊心協力重建家園。