Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “pick up the threads“ and its meaning is “start/begin something again (after a long time) that has been interrupted”.
Example Sentence: Amidst fast-deteriorating ties between India and Bangladesh, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s one-day visit to Dhaka provided a much-needed outreach to the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus…The two sides also picked up the threads of previous talks on border management, trade and connectivity, cooperation in water, energy sectors, development cooperation, consular, cultural and people-to-people ties.
This phrase is present in Two to tango: On India-Bangladesh ties and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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