pick up the pieces
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Mozeliak probably won’t be around to see the folly of this trade as he will leave this winter and his successor will have to pick up the pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s not ideal, but neither is racking up this debt and expecting other people to pick up the pieces.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Marti Cifuentes was appointed in July - Van Nistelrooy finally sacked once Leicester entered a new financial year - and was expected to pick up the pieces with the same damaged squad.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
When he abruptly announces his desire to divorce, she is forced to pick up the pieces of her personal and financial life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
I go pick up the pieces he threw.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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