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
In my fantasy, I could sleep in really late and then get up and go have brunch.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024
“Now you have to deal with it. Accept it, how it is, and, in 24 hours, you have to get up and go for the next game.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2023
It’s up to the rest of us to get up and go out.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
The most she can do is get up and go to the bathroom or sit on the porch a few minutes every day.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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