to move
hand
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to get to work
get to work, to start working, start working, to start work, start work
This means beginning a task, often hands-on work, not traveling to your workplace. In a conflict, it can also mean resorting to physical violence.
工具 都 準備 好 了， 我們 動手 吧！
The tools are all ready; let's get to work!
別 再 討論 了， 快 動手！
Stop discussing it and get to work!
他 一 回家 就 動手 修 椅子。
As soon as he got home, he got to work repairing the chair.