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get–up–and–go
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
get–up–and–go
(noun)
get–up–and–go
/ˌgɛtˌʌpn̩
ˈ
goʊ/
noun
get–up–and–go
/ˌgɛtˌʌpn̩
ˈ
goʊ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GET–UP–AND–GO
[
noncount
]
informal
:
energy and enthusiasm
full of
get-up-and-go
I'm not as young as I used to be, but I still have plenty of
get-up-and-go
.
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