Roll Up One`s Sleeves Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Roll Up One`s Sleeves Idiom mean?

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roll up one`s sleeves What does roll up one`s sleeves mean?	to prepare to work hard or seriously at something	Everybody in our club rolled up their sleeves to help prepare for the party.
roll up one`s sleeves What does roll up one`s sleeves mean?	to get ready for a hard job, to prepare to work hard or seriously	"Let`s roll up our sleeves and begin to work so that we can finish early."
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take the bull by the horns What does "take the bull by the horns" mean?	to take decisive and direct action	My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and begin preparations for the family reunion.

carry the ball What does " carry the ball" mean?	to be in charge of something	The vice-president was forced to carry the ball while the president was away.
not worth a dime What does "not worth a dime" mean?	to be worthless	Our old sofa is not worth a dime so we put it in the garbage.
as happy as a lark What does "as happy as a lark" mean?	very happy and cheerful	The boy was as happy as a lark when he received his birthday present.
ground-pounder What does "ground-pounder" mean?	infantryman
buy (something) for a song What does "buy (something) for a song" mean?	to buy something cheaply	We were able to buy the boat for a song.
throw one's hat into the ring What does "throw one's hat into the ring" mean?	be willing or decide to enter a contest or take up a challenge	be willing or decide to enter a contest or take up a challengeThe young woman decided to throw her hat into the ring for the election for school president.

captain of industry What does "captain of industry" mean?	a top corporation officer	The president of our company was a captain of industry and when he retired he was appointed to many government boards.
buy a stake in (something) What does "buy a stake in (something)" mean?	to buy part ownership of a company or other enterprise	The large bank is planning to buy a stake in the small stock trading company.
take (someone) for an idiot/fool What does "take (someone) for an idiot/fool" mean?	to assume that someone is stupid	The salesman tried to take me for a fool when he tried to sell me the car for a very high price.
according to Hoyle What does "according to Hoyle" mean?	doing something strictly by the rules, doing something the usual and correct way (Hoyle was a writer who was an expert on the rules of card games)	"According to Hoyle, we should not use this room but probably nobody will complain if we do use it."
put (something) down to (something) What does "put (something) down to (something)" mean?	to explain something as being caused by something else	The police put the accident down to the bad road conditions at the time.
pouring rain What does "pouring rain" mean?	very heavy rain	I went outside in the pouring rain and became very wet.

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Roll Up One`s Sleeves Idiom