get (your) hands dirty

informal

to involve yourself in all parts of a job, including the parts that are unpleasant, or involve hard, practical work.

Unlike other bosses, he's not afraid to get his hands dirty and the men like that in him.

• more one thing happens the more
• more one thing happens the more another thing happens
• more or less
• more power to
• more power to someone
• more power to something
• More power to your elbow!
• more something than can shake a stick at
• more something than has had hot dinners
• more something than someone has had hot dinners
• more something than you can shake a stick at
• more than bargained for
• more than can shake a stick at
• more than has had hot dinners
• more than meets the eye
• more than someone bargained for
• more than someone has had hot dinners
• more than something bargained for
• more than you can shake a stick at
• more the merrier.
• more the merrier
• more the more
• more the more another thing happens
• more to someone than meets the eye
• more to something than meets the eye