up with the lark

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up with the lark

(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.

Translations

awake and out of bed early

Finnish: aamuvirkku (fi)
Russian: с пе́рвыми петуха́ми (s pérvymi petuxámi) ("with the first roosters")

Swedish: uppe med tuppen

See also

early bird

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