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roll up one's sleeves
roll up one's sleeves
synonyms
shape up
get down to business
belly up to the bar
get weaving
get one's act together
knuckle down
get one's finger out
put one's hand to the plow
get cracking
work hard
strive
set to work
pull one's socks up
exert oneself
get stuck in
get things moving
buckle down
apply oneself
get off one's backside
put one's shoulder to the wheel
get (down) to work
get down to brass tacks
pull up one's socks
make an effort
start
start the ball rolling
set to
set about
suck it up
tackle
steel oneself
undertake
be industrious
commence
begin
get/set the ball rolling
focus
face the music
pull one's finger out
put/set the wheels in motion
get down to
get down to the nitty-gritty
buckle down to
get to work on
address oneself to
give it one's best shot
make a start on
be assiduous
cut to the chase
embark on
roll up one's sleeves
definitions
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, up, one's, sleeves.
To prepare to work.