rimboccarsi le maniche

== Italian == === Verb === rimboccàrsi le maniche (first-person singular present mi rimbócco le maniche, first-person singular past historic mi rimboccài le maniche, past participle rimboccàtosi le maniche) to roll up one's sleeves, pull up one's socks (literally) to roll one's sleeves up (idiomatic) to prepare to work (idiomatic) start working, usually in opposition to idleness to get busy Synonyms: darci dentro, darsi da fare, prodigarsi