pickoneselfupoffthefloor (third-person singular simple presentpicks oneself up off the floor,present participlepicking oneself up off the floor,simple past and past participlepicked oneself up off the floor)

1. (figuratively) Toresumenormalactivities after a period of beingincapacitated by grief or circumstances.
   • 2012, Lisa Cypers Kamen,Harvesting Happiness for Heroes:

     There will be a time when you need topick 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.

   • 2016, B.J. Scott,The Connected Seven, page10:

     Now,pick yourself up off the floor and be a man about it.

   • 2017, Jon Hershfield, Shala Nicely,Everyday Mindfulness for OCD:

     How do youpick yourself up off the floor when you feel so stuck?

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seepick up,‎off,‎floor.
   • 2013, Erik Yeager,The Narrow Road: A Pilgrim's Progress, page89:

     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.

• pull oneself together
• turn one's life around

• “pick yourself up off the floor”, inCambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire:Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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