mettre les mains dans le cambouis

French

Alternative forms

  • mettre les mains à la pâte

Etymology

Literally, “to put one's hand into the dirty oil”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə le mɛ̃ dɑ̃ l(ə) kɑ̃.bwi/
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Verb

mettre les mains dans le cambouis

  1. (figuratively, informal) to get one's hands dirty, to tackle an issue head on, to get involved with a task and proactively try to solve it

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