Meanings
nounget-up-and-go (uncountable)
- idiomaticinformaluncountableAn enthusiastic and energetic drive or ambition.
adjective
- idiomaticinformalOf an enthusiastic or energetic drive or ambition.
Synonyms: drive, get-there-ativeness, motivation, oomph, pep
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf an enthusiastic or energetic drive or ambition.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori ngao, uakaha
- ngaodrive, energy, enthusiasm
- uakahadrive, energy, enthusiasm
- uekahadrive, energy, enthusiasm
Polish energia, wigor
- energiadrive, energy, enthusiasm
- wigordrive, energy, enthusiasm
- zapałdrive, energy, enthusiasm
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APA
get-up-and-go. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get-up-and-go
MLA
“get-up-and-go.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get-up-and-go. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get-up-and-go,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get-up-and-go.
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