get-up-and-go

[ get-uhp-uhn-goh ]

noun

1. energy, drive, and enthusiasm.

get-up-and-go

noun

1. informal.
   energy, drive, or ambition

Word History and Origins

Origin of get-up-and-go¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.

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