up with the lark

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up with the lark

  1. (idiomatic) Awake and out of bed early in the morning.
    • 1927, Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, part 1 "The Window", chapter 1:
      "Yes, of course, if it’s fine tomorrow," said Mrs Ramsay. "But you'll have to be up with the lark," she added.

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