"pôr a mão na massa" meaning in Portuguese

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Verb

Forms: ponho a mão na massa [first-person, present, singular], pus a mão na massa [first-person, preterite, singular], posto a mão na massa [participle, past]
Head templates: {{pt-verb}} pôr a mão na massa (first-person singular present ponho a mão na massa, first-person singular preterite pus a mão na massa, past participle posto a mão na massa)
  1. (Brazil, idiomatic) to pull one's socks up (start making an effort; to get to work) Tags: Brazil, idiomatic Synonyms: meter a mão na massa, pôr as mãos na massa [Portugal]
    Sense id: en-pôr_a_mão_na_massa-pt-verb-AwJ0rT5Q Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

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