a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude
Hello everyone,

I saw this in a movie where an intern was applying for a job which required a roll-up-your sleeves attitude from the candidate-

I was wondering if it can be used in this sense: I have got a roll-up-my-sleeves attitude.

Does it sound weird?

Elia.

Question

a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude
Hello everyone,

I saw this in a movie where an intern was applying for a job which required a roll-up-your sleeves attitude from the candidate-

I was wondering if it can be used in this sense: I have got a roll-up-my-sleeves attitude.

Does it sound weird?

Elia.

Answer

I agree "I have got a roll-up-my-sleeves attitude" sounds unnatural.

If you really want to use that phrase, you can say something like:
"I am ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work".

Answer

It's very old school , you may hear right wing politicians say things like this . But refers to a since of do it yourself hard or dirty work to complete a job and have no second guessing or quitting to do the  job because of the risk of the type of work

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Hmmm....really it just means that you are prepared for some hard work, but to say 'i have a roll up my sleeves attitude' is not something you would really hear people say....a phrase with a similar meaning (at least in UK and Ireland) would be 'i enjoy getting stuck in'. Meaning you enjoy getting started on hard work, you aren't lazy.

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