get-up-and-go

noun

\ ˌget-ˌəp-ᵊn-ˈgō

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, ˌgit-, -ᵊm-, -ᵊŋ-\

Definition of get-up-and-go

: energy, drive

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get-up-and-go

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informal : energy and enthusiasm

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