The phrase "picked back" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in informal contexts to imply retrieving something that was previously taken or moved.
Example: "After the meeting, I picked back my notes from the table."
Alternatives: "retrieved" or "got back".
"Our smuggler picked back roads.
Lieutenant Jabber picked back up.
It's time we picked back up the job".
I could have held those guys off, as fast as the car went after it picked back up".
But as stocks have picked back up, Mr. Kass said, he has noticed a new concern among investors.
Unable to open the register, he "literally picked back up the scalding metal box and carried it outside," Orman writes.
China's economy picks back up.
"I think the market is going to pick back up and the economy is going to pick back up.
The withdrawals are expected to pick back up again before Mr. Bush leaves office.
And they say that after the government eases off the brakes, economic growth should quickly pick back up.
"I think most of the private sector is anticipating the economy will pick back up in the second half of the year".
