up and at 'em

== English == === Pronunciation === === Phrase === up and at 'em (slang, idiomatic) Vigorously launched or launching into an activity. ==== Usage notes ==== 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. === See also === onwards and upwards