Got up with the chickens In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "got up with the chickens", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-03-20 09:03

wake up with the chickens , be up with the crows/lark(s)/roosters

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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hit/strike the right/wrong note

To be perfectly suitable/not suitable for a particular situation; to do something totally right/wrong

Example: Stacy struck the right note when she wore a high heel to the meeting.

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