up with the lark

adjective

Awake and out of bed early in the morning.

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Meanings

adjective

alternative up with the larks

  1. idiomaticAwake and out of bed early in the morning.

    "Yes, of course, if it’s fine tomorrow," said Mrs Ramsay. "But you'll have to be up with the lark," she added.

    1927, Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, part 1 "The Window", chapter 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
up with the chickens

Translations

Finnish aamuvirkku
  • aamuvirkkuawake and out of bed early
Polish wstawać z kurami
  • wstawać z kuramiawake and out of bed early
Russian с пе́рвыми петуха́ми
  • с пе́рвыми петуха́ми (s pérvymi petuxámi)awake and out of bed early
Swedish uppe med tuppen
  • uppe med tuppenawake and out of bed early
Ukrainian з першими півнями
  • з першими півнями (z peršymy pivnjamy)awake and out of bed early
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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