Get Up And Go Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get up and go What does get up and go mean?	energy.	"I'm really tired. I don't have any get up andgo."
get-up-and-go What does get-up-and-go mean?	energy, enthusiasm, drive	The man has lots of get-up-and-go and it is difficult to follow him around.
get-up-and-go What does get-up-and-go mean?	energy, enthusiasm, drive	The man has lots of get-up-and-go and it is difficult to follow him around.
	Some Random Idioms
lace into (someone) What does "lace into (someone)" mean?	attack or scold someone	The mother laced into her child when he came home late from the movie.

put one's money where one's mouth is What does "put one's money where one's mouth is" mean?	to stop saying that you will do something and actually do it	The man always talks about helping other people but he never does anything. We finally told him to put his money where his mouth is and do something.
in lieu of (something) What does "in lieu of (something)" mean?	instead of something	In lieu of being paid for our overtime work we were given extra time off.
clip (someone`s) wings What does "clip (someone`s) wings" mean?	to limit or hold someone back, to bring someone under control	We plan to clip the supervisor's wings as he is becoming too aggressive when dealing with other people.
poker face What does "poker face" mean?	a face with no expression (done in the game of poker so that nobody knows if you have good cards or not)	a face with no expression (done in the game of poker so that nobody knows if you have good cards or not)The politician had a poker face when he tried to defend himself against the scandal.
jack What does "jack" mean?	Jack Daniel's whiskey.	Give me a glass of jack, straight.
Rake over old coals What does "Rake over old coals" mean?	(UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals.
get set What does "get set" mean?	to get ready to start something	Everybody is getting set for the wedding ceremony.
on (someone's) account What does "on (someone's) account" mean?	because of someone	We went to the children's festival on our daughter's account.
to one's heart's content What does "to one's heart's content" mean?	as much as one wants	I used the video camera to my heart's content before I had to return it to my friend.
Honest truth What does "Honest truth" mean?	If someone claims that something is the honest truth, they wish to sound extra-sincere about something.

American Idioms and Expressions

Get Up And Go Idiom