pick oneself up off the floor
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
49
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To resume normal activities after a period of being incapacitated by grief or circumstances.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick up, off, floor.
Example Sentences
- "There will be a time when you need to pick yourself up off the floor and get moving, but that time is not right away. If you did not let yourself have a time to grieve, you would cripple the sadness and loss within you, stifling the natural healing and your ability to progressively repair."
- "Now, pick yourself up off the floor and be a man about it."
- "How do you pick yourself up off the floor when you feel so stuck?"
- "More maniacal laughter ensued as John quickly picked himself up off the floor and scooted on hands and knees back to a sitting position against the rough stone face."