PICK UP THE PIECES


Meaning of PICK UP THE PIECES in English

to return or to help sb return to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster :

You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.