to get out of the bed actively after sleep
to come out of the bed after an illness or injury
to be active, after a period of injury, sleep or idleness
risen from bed
awake
out of bed
up and doing
up and around
active and up
re-active
He was up and about within a few days of the operation.
It took her a month after the accident before she was really up and about.
I hurt my back during tennis practise yesterday. The doctor has given me some pain pills and I will be up and about in no time.
It will be a while before he is up and about. He has been in a very serious accident.
All of the kids had measles last week, but they are up and about today so they must be feeling better.
I will give you a call once I am up and about.
You are sleeping since yesterday, what is your intention to be up and about?
There is no origin for this idiom
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