(figuratively, informal) to get one's hands dirty

Alternative form of retrousser ses manches

(figuratively) to sit back and do nothing

(informal) to do a bunk, to take French leave, to skip town

(transitive with à) (informal, figuratively) to try one's hand, to get one's hand in, to get accustomed, to train oneself, to practise

(informal) to tie oneself in knots, to worry oneself sick

(transitive with de) to put oneself in someone's shoes, to put oneself in someone's place

Alternative form of mettre dans sa poche

(takes a reflexive pronoun) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (to feel irritable without a particular reason)

(vulgar) to feel exhilarated; to be beside oneself with pride, to feel very proud (to the point of arrogance and haughtiness)