put one's hand to the plow
put one's hand to the plow or set one's hand to the plow {v. phr.}
To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job.
We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn't like it when he quit.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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