retrousser

Il importe désormais que nous retroussions nos manches et que nous nous mettions au travail.
What matters now is for us to roll up our sleeves and get down to business.
Nous retroussions nos pantalons, et attendions que les moustiques viennent nous piquer pour pouvoir les recueillir et vérifier s'ils étaient porteurs de la malaria.
We rolled up our trousers, and waited for mosquitoes that were coming to bite us so we could collect them to check if they were carrying malaria.
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