pick oneself up off the floor
The phrase "pick oneself up off the floor" is often used to describe recovering from difficult situations or regaining confidence after setbacks.
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Definition
B2General
(figurative)To resume normal activities after being affected by grief or challenging circumstances.
Example
- After losing his job, it took him a while to pick himself up off the floor and start looking for new opportunities.
B2General
(figurative)To regain confidence or composure after experiencing a shock or disappointment.
Example
- She had to pick herself up off the floor after the sudden breakup.
A2General
(literal)To physically rise from a fallen position on the ground.
Example
- He tripped over the toy and had to pick himself up off the floor.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "pick oneself up off the floor":
get uppull up a floorsort oneself outout on one's feeton one's feetpluck upfind one's legsbounce backon the floorget a gripstand upfall into oneselfon one's legsget off the groundgather strength