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get-up-and-go

 
Dictionary: get-up-and-go   (gĕt'ŭp'ən-gō')
n. Informal
Initiation of action motivated by energy and ambition.


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noun

  1. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts: drive, enterprise, hustle, initiative, punch. Informal gumption, push. See action/inaction, tired/fresh, try.
  2. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action/inaction.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: enterprising or ambitious drive
  Synonyms: energy, push


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pep, fut

Nederlands (Dutch)
pit/energie

Français (French)
n. - dynamisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwung, Elan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - όρεξη για δράση

Italiano (Italian)
entusiasmo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - levantar e partir

Русский (Russian)
начать энергичные действия

Español (Spanish)
n. - energía, entusiasmo, empuje

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (friska) tag

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
精神

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 精神

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 적극성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熱意, やる気
adj. - 活気のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طاقه, حيويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יוזמה, מרץ, נחישות‬


 
 
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