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
One fighter, he says, finally told them: "OK, get up and go."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 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
We get up and go into the bathroom and brush our teeth.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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