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To roll your sleeves up means getting ready to start working hard on a task.
The phrase comes from the habit of rolling up shirt sleeves before doing physical work so the fabric does not get in the way. The image became a symbol of preparing to work.
The phrase comes from the habit of rolling up shirt sleeves before doing physical work so the fabric does not get in the way. The image became a symbol of preparing to work.
The team rolled their sleeves up and began fixing the broken fence.