| Idiom | Get-Up-and-Go |
|---|---|
| Example | Since Grandmother joined that health club, she's had a lot more get-up-and-go. |
| Meaning | energy and motivation; pep; enthusiasm; ambition |
| Origin | This early 20th-century American expression means just what it says: get up and go rather than sit still and do nothing. It probably started as a verb phrase ("I wish she would get up and go") and eventually turned into a noun ("She needs more get-up-and-go"). |
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