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1. usdictionary.com › idioms › up-and-at-emUp And At Em: Definition, Meaning, and Origin

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   14. Aug. 2023 · In short: "Up and at em" is a colloquial phrase that means to get going, get busy, or get out of bed and ready for the day’s activities. It uses "at em" as a general term for tackling a project, not referring to specific persons. It can also describe being vigorously launched or launching into an activity.

2. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › up+and+at+'emUp and at 'em - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   up and at 'em. 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. See also: and, up.

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4. english.stackexchange.com › 70075 › origin-of-up-and-at-emOrigin of “up and at ’em” - English Language & Usage Stack...

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   19. Jan. 2013 · The phrase is "up and at 'em" or more accurately "up and at them". According to the Phrase Finder, it probably comes from the military with the full command being "Up, Guards, and at 'em!" That quotation is from Wellngton at Waterloo, but I find it hard to believe the phrase wasn't in use earlier.

   • I think it's a contraction and conflation of two orders Get Up! (meaning 'stand and prepare') and Get At Them! (meaning 'attack them'). The an...
   • We use this phrase a lot in Newfoundland where most of our people originated in Ireland. We use the phase as a way to say “get up and start working...

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › up-and-at--emUP AND AT 'EM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

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7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › up_and_at_'emup and at 'em - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   31. Aug. 2023 · Sometimes used to express a command, with an unexpressed but implied imperative action verb, as in: Okay, team, [get] up and at 'em and make every shot count! Sometimes used specifically to urge a person to rise from bed, with the same sense as rise and shine.

8. digitalcultures.net › slang › up-and-at-emUp and at 'em – Meaning, Origin, Usage - DigitalCultures

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   11. Mai 2021 · Up and at ’em is a colloquial expression, motivating people to get busy, get up and start working, similar to the phrase “pitter patter let’s get at er”. It can also be used in a military environment, for telling soldiers to get up and fight. Origin. What's the origin of Up and at ’em?

9. grammarist.com › eggcorns › up-and-at-em-vs-up-and-adam-or-atomUp and at ‘em vs up and Adam or atom - GRAMMARIST

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   Up and at ‘em vs up and Adam or atom. | Grammarist. | Eggcorns. Up and at ‘em and up and Adam or atom are expressions that are often used, and often confused. We will examine the meaning of the terms up and at ‘em, and up and Adam or atom, where the phrases came from and some examples of their use in sentences.