mettre les mains dans le cambouis
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French[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to put one's hand into the dirty oil”.
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Verb[edit]
mettre les mains dans le cambouis
- (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