à pied d'œuvre

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “at the foot of work” (as if the work were a mountain to be climbed). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a pje d‿œvʁ/ === Adjective === à pied d'œuvre (invariable) ready to start work, ready to get down to business être à pied d'œuvre ― to be ready to start