get-up-and-go
Example Sentences
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He told the Red Bull Music Academy in 2017 that he was greatly inspired by “seeing Black people controlling their own destiny, seeing them get up and go to their own work.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
"You don't just get up and go now," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 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 why’d she ask me to go get her water if she’s got the means to get up and go to the bathroom?
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
