get-up-and-go

[ get-uhp-uh n-goh ]
/ ˈgɛtˌʌp ənˈgoʊ /

noun

energy, drive, and enthusiasm.

Origin of get-up-and-go

First recorded in 1905–10

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British Dictionary definitions for get-up-and-go

get-up-and-go

noun

informal energy, drive, or ambition