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picked up the threads

picked up the threads is the simple past and past participle of pick up the threads.

Meaning of pick up the threads

Verb

pick up the threads (third-person singular simple present picks up the threads, present participle picking up the threads, simple past and past participle picked up the threads)

  1. (idiomatic) To resume an activity after an interruption; to pick up.

Questions about picked up the threads

What is picked up the threads the simple past and past participle of?
Picked up the threads is the simple past and past participle of pick up the threads.

Words near picked up the threads in the dictionary

  1. picked up the pace
  2. picked up the phone
  3. picked up the pieces
  4. picked up the slack
  5. picked up the tab
  6. picked up the threads
  7. picked up the threads of
  8. picked up what someone was laying down
  9. picked up what someone was putting down
  10. pickedevant
  11. pickedevants

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