get-up-and-go
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I'm only 33 and I was a get-up-and-go person.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2020
In a 2010 interview with The Times, Miller suggested he would be pleased if that get-up-and-go mantra stood as his legacy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2018
We are a run-and-gun, get-up-and-go kind of people who for too long have felt the responsible institutions of society are trying to put us flat on our backs.
From US News ● May 4, 2016
To counteract that stereotype, an older worker who is physically fit can exude a get-up-and-go attitude.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2015
When she wasn’t fussing about him seeming glad to bring home the bent cans and weevily rice and flour we couldn’t sell at the store, she was complaining about his not having any get-up-and-go.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Some Sundays I get up and go to Mass. Other Sundays I sit around reading the papers or head out to the ski slopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
One fighter, he says, finally told them: "OK, get up and go."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
“They get up and go, they can shoot, they can lasso, they can ride over the horizon and speak up about what they see and they are very strong, outspoken characters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
“If I’m sitting at a desk all day managing a team, I can’t get up and go punch a punching bag,” Schwichtenberg said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
I don’t know if I should stay here or get up and go home but who wants to be wandering the streets when a guard might ask you what you’re doing out.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
