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get-up-and-go

[get-uhp-uhn-goh] / ˈgɛtˌʌp ənˈgoʊ /




get up and go








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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

In my fantasy, I could sleep in really late and then get up and go have brunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

"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

Every now and then he would yawn and stretch, get up, and go to sit with his great bicolored head on Aurelia’s lap.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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