pull one's socks up

English

Verb

pull one's socks up

(idiomatic) To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.
- 2000, Jeff Zillgitt, "U.S. dominates first day of Presidents Cup," USA Today, 20 Oct. (retrieved 30 Sep. 2008),
  They're all going to pull their socks up and play a bit better.

Synonyms

belly up to the bar, get one's act together, knuckle down, roll up one's sleeves, shape up

Translations

start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鼓起勇气 (zh)
Dutch: een tandje bijzetten
Finnish: kääriä hihansa
Italian: rimboccarsi le maniche, darsi da fare, prodigarsi (it)

Polish: zakasać rękawy (roll up one's sleeves)
Portuguese: pôr a mão na massa, meter a mão na massa
Russian: заката́ть рукава́ pf (zakatátʹ rukavá), засучи́ть рукава́ pf (zasučítʹ rukavá) (roll up the sleeves)
Spanish: ponerse las pilas (es)

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