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up and about
Idioms and Phrases
Also, up and around ; up and doing . Active again, especially after an illness or rest, as in They had her up and about just one day after surgery , or I'm so glad you're up and around; we need your help , or It's time to be up and doing . [Early 1800s]Example Sentences
Ferdinand, Rooney, Vidic et al are up and about.
Recently, the more Seussian-sounding notion of the “hurkle-durkle,” a 19th-century Scottish term for lingering in bed when one should be up and about, has risen in popularity.
Staff numbers are building back up and about 20 million pots of yoghurt a year are coming off the production line.
Lauren Filer in the middle too, she is always a crowd favourite and gets everyone up and about.
On Friday, Madonna assured fans that she’s up and about again by posting a video showing her dancing to her 1983 hit “Lucky Star.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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