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
One fighter, he says, finally told them: "OK, get up and go."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
In my fantasy, I could sleep in really late and then get up and go have brunch.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024
It’s up to the rest of us to get up and go out.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
Bobby Gene made like he was gonna get up and go somewhere.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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