Sweep up
Sweep up verb - Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.
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Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Both terms in one sentence
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Time won't find the lost / It'll sweep up our skeleton bones / So take the wheel and I will take the pedals
Source: Take the Wheel
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