pick up on sth
(RETURN) — phrasal verb with pick /pɪk/ verbDefinition
› to start talking again about something that someone said previously: Can I just pick up on your first point again, please?Starting againStarting and beginning
(Definition of pick up on sth (RETURN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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pick sth up phrasal verb (LEARN)
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pick sth up phrasal verb (NOTICE)
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pick sth up phrasal verb (SIGNAL)
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pick sth up phrasal verb (WIN)
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pick up on sth phrasal verb (NOTICE)
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pick up phrasal verb (INCREASE)
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pick up phrasal verb (PHONE)
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pick up the bill/tab idiom
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pick up the phone idiom
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pick up the pieces idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- back to square one idiom
- continue verb
- get back to sth phrasal verb
- go back to sth phrasal verb
- go on phrasal verb (TALK AGAIN)
- pick (sth) up phrasal verb
- pick up the pieces idiom
- pick up the thread(s) idiom
- recreation noun (MAKE AGAIN)
- renew verb (REPEAT)
- reopen verb
- restart verb
- resume verb
- resumption noun
- start over phrasal verb
- with the slate wiped clean idiom
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