Get going, get busy, as in Up and at 'em--there's a lot of work to be done. This colloquial idiom, often uttered as a command, uses at 'em (for "at them") in the general sense of tackling a project, and not in reference to specific persons.
up and at 'em
| Idioms: up and at 'em |
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 | shoot-'em-up (entertainment) |
| Code of the Plains (1947 Western Film) |
| Parton, Dolly (Quotes By) |
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