en roll up one's sleeves

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, German Wiktionary, and English Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • de die ärmel hochkrempeln ➜
  • en get down to brass tacks (v) ➜
  • en gird up one's loins (v) ➜
  • de ärmel hochkrempeln ➜
  • en belly up to bar ➜
  • es arremangarse ➜
  • fi kääriä hihat ➜
  • fr retrousser ses manches ➜
  • is bretta upp ermarnar ➜
  • it rimboccarsi le maniche ➜
  • ja 腕まくり ➜
  • pt arregaçar as mangas ➜
  • ru закатать рукава ➜
  • ru засучить рукава ➜
  • sh zasuču rukavi ➜
  • sv kavla upp ärmarna ➜
  • zh 卷起袖子 ➜
  • zh 捲起袖子 ➜
  • zh 揎 ➜

Related terms

  • de butter bei die fische (n) ➜
  • el ανασκουμπώνομαι (v) ➜
  • en at coal face ➜
  • en at coal face ➜
  • en trenches ➜
  • en work ➜
  • en up one's sleeve ➜
  • es remangar (v) ➜
  • fr retrousser ses manches (v) ➜
  • is láta hendur standa fram úr ermum (v) ➜
  • it rimboccarsi le maniche (v) ➜

Derived from

  • en roll up (v) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org roll up one's sleeves
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