go into action(start work or activity. NODE. Also: leap/spring/swing into action. Firefighters are ready to leap/spring/swing into action [=quickly start working] at a moment's notice. MWALD. • I usually get to work at 7:45, get some coffee, and I go into action at 8:00. • When the ball is hit in my direction, you should see me swing into action. AI Alexander Demidov)
set up shop(to start your own business She set up shop back in 1965 with a very small restaurant in the Kings Road. CALD. to start a business or activity in a particular place The restaurant set up shop three blocks from here. He moved to France, where he set up shop as a writer. I set up shop in the living room and made phone calls all afternoon. MWALD Alexander Demidov)
