get-up-and-go
Example Sentences
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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
L.A. doesn’t stay open as late as Chicago and New York, so usually by midnight I’m home, especially if I have to get up and go to work or if I’m traveling the next morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
“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
“Now you have to deal with it. Accept it, how it is, and, in 24 hours, you have to get up and go for the next game.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2023
“Atsbani reached out and pushed a key on Bryce’s keyboard, went ‘Mmhmm,’ and then made us all get up and go stand at the back of the room.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
