Usage Note
Ärmel means sleeve, plural unchanged. The idiom die Ärmel hochkrempeln means to roll up one's sleeves and get to work, while etwas aus dem Ärmel schütteln means to do something effortlessly.
Examples
"Er krempelte die Ärmel hoch und begann zu putzen."
Natural Translation
He rolled up his sleeves and started cleaning.
Literal Translation
He rolled the sleeves up and began to clean.
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