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pick up the threads of sth

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Definition of pick up the threads of sth words

  • phrase pick up the threads of sth If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption. If you pick up the threads of your life, you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck. 0

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Parts of speech for Pick up the threads of sth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pick up the threads of sth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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