get-up-and-go

noun

Definition of get-up-and-gonext
as in vigor
active strength of body or mind even after her broken hip healed, Grandma never regained her get-up-and-go

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“Get-up-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get-up-and-go. Accessed 29 Jan. 2023.

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