pick up after (someone)
idiom
: to clean the mess created by (someone)
You have to pick up after yourself if you make a mess.
His mother still picks up after him.
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The country braces for war in its own way and tends to pick up after itself.
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Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
New episodes pick up after the events of the Season 1 finale, which saw Galadriel team with Celebrimbor to forge three Rings of Power for the elves after discovering that the Dark Lord Sauron had infiltrated Eregion.
—Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 5 Aug. 2024
Season 3 will pick up after the Season 2 finale that saw Molly Wells (Rudolph) and her trusted and unhinged assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster) board Molly’s private jet following her awkward exchange with her will-they, won’t-they colleague Arthur (Nat Faxon).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 July 2024
Villapuram describes Fort Worth’s commercial real estate market as in the recovery phase, with new construction just starting to pick up after a period of recession.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
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Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
New episodes pick up after the events of the Season 1 finale, which saw Galadriel team with Celebrimbor to forge three Rings of Power for the elves after discovering that the Dark Lord Sauron had infiltrated Eregion.
—Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 5 Aug. 2024
Season 3 will pick up after the Season 2 finale that saw Molly Wells (Rudolph) and her trusted and unhinged assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster) board Molly’s private jet following her awkward exchange with her will-they, won’t-they colleague Arthur (Nat Faxon).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 July 2024
Villapuram describes Fort Worth’s commercial real estate market as in the recovery phase, with new construction just starting to pick up after a period of recession.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
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