manos a la obra

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “hands to the building/work”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmanos a la ˈobɾa/ [ˌma.nos a la ˈo.β̞ɾa]
  • Syllabification: ma‧nos a la o‧bra

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

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