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
“They get up and go, they can shoot, they can lasso, they can ride over the horizon and speak up about what they see and they are very strong, outspoken characters.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
“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
On Sunday morning, I get up and go to church.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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