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pôr a mão na massa (first-person singular present ponho a mão na massa, first-person singular preterite pus a mão na massa, past participle posto a mão na massa)
- (Brazil, idiomatic) to pull one's socks up (start making an effort; to get to work)
- Synonym: meter a mão na massa