go-get
/ˈɡəʊˌɡɛt/ /ˌɡəʊˈɡɛt/informal (originally US )
verb
[no object] To behave in the manner of a go-getter; to work hard or ambitiously; to show enterprise or initiative. Also with object: to acquire by such methods.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Jewelers' Circular. From go + get, after go-getter, go-getting, go-getting.
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