sich ins Zeug legen: to work flat out, to go hammer and tongs at something
zB: Wenn du die vielen Briefe heute noch fertigschreiben willst, musst du dich ins Zeug legen.
auf Englisch: If you want to get all those letters written by today you'll have to work flat out.
Origin: Here "Zeug" refers to the harness of the draught animal.
(from the guide to German Idioms by JP Lupson)
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