- get-up-and-go
- noun Date: 1906 energy, drive
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
get-up-and-go
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get-up-and-go — n. a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to initiate action; an enterprising and energetic spirit; a go getting attitude. Syn: energy; drive; enterprise; initiative. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
get-up-and-go — also[get up and get] {n. phr.}, {informal} Energetic enthusiasm; ambitious determination; pep; drive; push. * /Joe has a lot of get up and go and is working his way through school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get-up-and-go — also[get up and get] {n. phr.}, {informal} Energetic enthusiasm; ambitious determination; pep; drive; push. * /Joe has a lot of get up and go and is working his way through school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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get out — {v. phr.} 1. Leave or depart. * / Get out of here! the teacher shouted angrily to the misbehaving student./ * / Driver, I want to get out by the opera. / 2. To publish; produce. * /Our press is getting out two new books on ecology./ 3. To escape; … Dictionary of American idioms
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get busy — {v. phr.} To accelerate the pace in one s activities. * /We ve got to get busy if we want to make the deadline./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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