get-up-and-gonoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɡet.ʌp.ənˈɡəʊ/us/ˌɡet̬.ʌp.ənˈɡoʊ/informalthe quality of being positive and having a lot of new ideas, determination, and energy:
This job needs someone with a lot of get-up-and-go.
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Strength of will and determination
- alpha male
- bitter
- bloody-minded
- character
- determination
- dogged
- earnest
- fibre
- fight
- militant
- obstinate
- perseverance
- pigheaded
- prisoner
- resolution
- single-minded
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness
- strong nerves idiom
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