get up with the chickens

verb

to wake up early

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets up with the chickens · participle present getting up with the chickens · past got up with the chickens · UK participle past got up with the chickens · US participle past gotten up with the chickens

  1. idiomaticto wake up early

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rise with the lark
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APA

get up with the chickens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20up%20with%20the%20chickens

MLA

“get up with the chickens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20up%20with%20the%20chickens. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get up with the chickens,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20up%20with%20the%20chickens.

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