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get-up-and-go
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get-up-and-go
/
ˈgɛtˌʌp
ənˈgoʊ
/
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[
get
-uhp-
uh
n-
goh
]
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noun
energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
Origin:
1905–10
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get-up-and-go
—
n
informal
energy, drive, or ambition
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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