roll (one's) sleeves up

To do or get ready to do something difficult, intense, or demanding. Enough dawdling—it's time to roll our sleeves up and start unpacking all these boxes. If you want to pass this test, you need to roll your sleeves up and study.

roll one's sleeves up

1. Lit. to turn one's sleeves upward, exposing the arms. He rolled his sleeves up and began to wash the dishes. Don rolled up his sleeves so he would be cooler.

2. Fig. to prepare to get to work. Let's roll our sleeves up and get this job done! Jane rolled up her sleeves and got to work.

词组	roll (one's) sleeves up
释义	roll (one's) sleeves up roll (one's) sleeves up To do or get ready to do something difficult, intense, or demanding. Enough dawdling—it's time to roll our sleeves up and start unpacking all these boxes. If you want to pass this test, you need to roll your sleeves up and study. See also: roll, sleeve, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. roll one's sleeves up 1. Lit. to turn one's sleeves upward, exposing the arms. He rolled his sleeves up and began to wash the dishes. Don rolled up his sleeves so he would be cooler. 2. Fig. to prepare to get to work. Let's roll our sleeves up and get this job done! Jane rolled up her sleeves and got to work. See also: roll, sleeve, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: roll sleeves up roll up (one's) sleeves roll up one's sleeves roll up your sleeves be up to (one's) eyes in (something) be up to (one's) neck in (something) be up to your neck in something be up to your ears in something be up to (one's) ears in (something) chin
随便看	go-ahead Go ahead, make my day Go ahead, make my day. go ahead with (something) goal go (all) around the houses go all out go all out for something go all round the houses go all the way go all the way to (some place) go along go along for the ride go a long/some way towards doing something go along to get along go a long way go a long way in (doing something) go a long way toward go a long way toward doing go a long way toward (doing something) go along with go along with (someone or something) goals go amok go amuck