get-up-and-go
Example Sentences
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“This is going to go on for a while and good luck to the people who have to get up and go to work tomorrow morning.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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
It’s up to the rest of us to get up and go out.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
“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
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