pick up the threads of
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[edit]pick up the threads of (third-person singular simple present picks up the threads of, present participle picking up the threads of, simple past and past participle picked up the threads of)
- (transitive) To resume something that was paused or halted.
- (transitive, by extension) To restart after a disaster or trauma.