roll up one's sleeves

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Verb

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see roll, up, one's, sleeves
2. (idiomatic) To prepare to work.

Synonyms

• belly up to the bar
• get down to brass tacks
• get one's act together
• pull one's socks up
• shape up

Translations

• French: retrousser ses manches
• German: Ärmel hochkrempeln
• Italian: rimboccarsi le maniche
• Portuguese: arregaçar as mangas
• Russian: засучи́ть рукава́
• Spanish: arremangarse

Translations

• French: retrousser ses manches
• German: die Ärmel hochkrempeln
• Italian: darsi da fare, rimboccarsi le maniche
• Portuguese: pôr a mão na massa, arregaçar as mangas
• Russian: засучи́ть рукава́
• Spanish: arremangarse, ponerse las pilas

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