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verb

aller au charbon

/a.le o ʃaʁ.bɔ̃/

verb/a.le o ʃaʁ.bɔ̃/

to do the menial work, to get one's hands dirty

Synonyms: mettre la main à la pâte, se retrousser les manches

Literally, “to go to the coals.”