to roll up one's sleeves and to get down to work
1roll — /roʊl / (say rohl) verb (i) 1. to move along a surface by turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 2. to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 3. to move onwards or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as… …
2roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( …
3Get Happy!! (Elvis Costello album) — Get Happy!! Studio album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions Released February 15, 1980 …
4put one's shoulder to the wheel — it s time to stop talking and start putting your shoulder to the wheel Syn: get (down) to work, apply oneself, set to work, buckle down, roll up one s sleeves; work hard, be diligent, be industrious, exert oneself …
5roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… …
6List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …
7Parks and Recreation — This article is about the television series. For a list of parks and recreation departments, see Department of Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation title card Genre Sitcom …
8Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records — The Hall of Space Technology in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The exhibition includes the models and replicas of the following Russian inventions: the first satellite, Sputnik 1 (a ball under the… …
9sleeve — n. 1) to roll up one s sleeves 2) (misc.) to have smt. up one s sleeve ( to have a secret ); to roll up one s sleeves and get down to work ( to get down to serious work ) * * * [sliːv] to roll up one s sleeves and get down to work ( to get down… …
10Oggy and the Cockroaches — Title Format Animated Comedy Created by Jean Yves Raimbaud Terry Klassen Country of orig …
