get-up-and-go
[ get-uhp-uhn-goh ]
noun
energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
Origin of get-up-and-go
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby get-up-and-go
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How to use get-up-and-go in a sentence
The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.
British Dictionary definitions for get-up-and-go
get-up-and-go
noun
informal energy, drive, or ambition
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