manos a la obra

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “hands to the building/work”.

Phrase

manos a la obra

1. (idiomatic) hands on deck, let's get to work, let's get to it, get down to work, get on with it, get down to business

   Ya es hora, manos a la obra.

   It's already time, let's get to work.

Derived terms

• todos manos a la obra (“all hands on deck”)

 

Further reading

• “manos a la labor, o manos a la obra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28