get up with the chickens

English

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Verb

get up with the chickens (third-person singular simple present gets up with the chickens, present participle getting up with the chickens, simple past got up with the chickens, past participle (UK) got up with the chickens or (US) gotten up with the chickens)

1. (idiomatic) to wake up early

Related terms

• up with the lark
• the early bird gets the worm