get-up-and-go

get-up-and-go (gtpn-g)

n. Informal

Initiation of action motivated by energy and ambition.

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get-up-and-go

n

Informal energy, drive, or ambition

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

get-up-and-go - enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" energy, push drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" second wind - renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"

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get-up-and-go

noun energy, drive, spirit, life, push (informal), strength, pep, zip (informal), vitality, stamina, vigour, zeal, verve, zest, welly (slang), vivacity, liveliness, vim (slang), forcefulness She's got more get-up-and-go than anyone I know.

Translations

get-up-and-go [ˌgetʌpəndˈgəʊ] N he's got lots of get-up-and-go → tiene mucho empuje