Get it out the mud
To work hard towards success helplessly and endure hardship, thrift, starvation and/or sleepless days and nights; to achieve one’s goals through unconventional, often illicit methods
Example:
After selling water bottles and loose cigarettes for months, the homeless ex-con saved up for his new apartment and found employment soon after. He really had to get it out the mud.
After selling water bottles and loose cigarettes for months, the homeless ex-con saved up for his new apartment and found employment soon after. He really had to get it out the mud.