manos a la obra

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “hands to the building/work”.

Phrase

manos a la obra

(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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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