See roll up one's sleeves on Wiktionary
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "kääriä hihat"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "retrousser ses manches"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "die Ärmel hochkrempeln"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "láta hendur standa fram úr ermum"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "darsi da fare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "rimboccarsi le maniche"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zakasać rękawy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "pôr a mão na massa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "arregaçar as mangas"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zasučítʹ rukavá",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "засучи́ть рукава́"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "arremangarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "ponerse las pilas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"word": "kavla upp ärmarna"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zasúkuvaty rukavá",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "засу́кувати рукава́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zasukáty rukavá",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "засука́ти рукава́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zakáčuvaty rukavý",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зака́чувати рукави́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zakačáty rukavý",
"sense": "prepare to work",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "закача́ти рукави́"
}
],
"word": "roll up one's sleeves"
}
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