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
We both have the get-up-and-go mentality, but my get-up-and-go mentality is: You’ve got five minutes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2014
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
“I didn’t eat. I would sleep maybe an hour a day. And I had to get up and go train.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
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
"The daily pressure to get up and go every day is a relentless pursuit of elite performance."
From BBC ● May 19, 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
“Daaaaang, Bumbletongue, you were hungry, weren’t you? Gum Baby wanted your bread, too. Now she’s gotta get up and go ask for some more. You just selfish.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
