get-up-and-go

Examples

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• But having some drive and some get up and go will take you such a long way and belief.

  Anything Goes With James English

• They say it gives you great get-up-and-go.

  The Guard (2011)

• It has all the vitamins necessary to give you the get-up-and-go you need to get through your busy, active day.

  Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

• I don't need a sports car, but something with decent handling and a little get-up-and-go makes the daily commute that much more exciting.

  Blog text (31)

• Like I said, I was at NYU, I got an internship, Pierre was very impressed with my get-up-and-go, so he kept me as his assistant.

  Bamboozled (2000)

• Her enthusiasm and get-up-and-go inspired the entire team to finish the project ahead of schedule.

• With a little bit of get-up-and-go, she transformed her ideas into a successful business.

• After a long week, he felt a surge of get-up-and-go that motivated him to finally clean the house.

Synonyms

E

energy

vsget-up-and-go

311 1.6

Lively excitement that makes people or work feel active

adds clear initiative and readiness to that general vitality

P

push

vsget-up-and-go

192 2.6

Strong energy and determination to make something happen

is broader, meaning general enthusiasm and willingness to act

D

dynamism

vsget-up-and-go

9 7.0

Active energy and strong enthusiasm that makes someone take action

is more about starting things and personal initiative

Antonyms

A

apathy

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

L

laziness

30 1.4

A tendency to avoid work and use little energy

How Energetic

drive

190 3.4

determination

142 3.0

get-up-and-go

• Informal

4 6.1

motivation

348 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology