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2022-03-20 09:03
Get up with the chickens phrase
To stop sleeping and get out of bed very early, especially at or before the time when the sun first appears in the sky in the morning.
I got up with the chickens this morning to review for the test.
We got up with the chickens and set off early to avoid being stuck in the traffic.
I find getting up with the chickens extremely difficult because I usually go to bed quite late.
The verb "get" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
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It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
