get-up-and-go

noun

informal

alas, I don't have the get-up-and-go to find the money to make a film:

drive, initiative, enterprise, enthusiasm, eagerness, ambition, motivation, push, go, dynamism, energy, gusto, vigour, vitality, verve, fire, fervour;

single-mindedness, will power, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, zeal, commitment, forcefulness, spirit;

informal gumption, oomph, vim, pep, zing, zip, pizzazz, punch.

▷antonyms lethargy.

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