- get-up-and-go
- also[get-up-and-get] {n. phr.}, {informal} Energetic enthusiasm; ambitious determination; pep; drive; push. * /Joe has a lot of get-up-and-go and is working his way through school./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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get-up-and-go — • get up and go • get up and get n. phr. informal Energetic enthusiasm; ambitious determination; pep; drive; push. Joe has a lot of get up and go and is working his way through school … Словарь американских идиом
get-up-and-go — n. a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to initiate action; an enterprising and energetic spirit; a go getting attitude. Syn: energy; drive; enterprise; initiative. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
get-up-and-go — n [U] informal energy and determination to do things ▪ He was the only candidate who had any get up and go … Dictionary of contemporary English
get up and go — If someone has lots of get up and go, they have lots of enthusiasm and energy … The small dictionary of idiomes
get-up-and-go — noun uncount INFORMAL energy and enthusiasm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get-up-and-go — get′ up and go′ n. energy, drive, and enthusiasm • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
get-up-and-go — also[get up and get] {n. phr.}, {informal} Energetic enthusiasm; ambitious determination; pep; drive; push. * /Joe has a lot of get up and go and is working his way through school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get-up-and-go — Synonyms and related words: adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness, ambitiousness, bang, dash, drive, dynamism, enterprise, enterprisingness, fire, force, forcefulness, get up and get, getup, ginger, go, go ahead, go… … Moby Thesaurus
get-up-and-go — if someone has get up and go, they have energy and enthusiasm. You need a bit of get up and go if you re going to work in sales … New idioms dictionary
get-up-and-go — noun enthusiastic and energetic drive or ambition My get up and go got up and went! Syn: drive, motivation, oomph … Wiktionary
