rise with the lark

Greet the dawn

To rise with the lark is to wake up very early in the morning, as larks begin singing at dawn.

The phrase suggests someone who gets up at first light, often cheerfully or by habit rather than necessity: She rises with the lark to tend her garden before the heat sets in.

Related

crack of dawn · at first light · daybreak · sun · bright and early · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed · sunlight · awake · rooster · first light · break of day · betimes · get up · chirp · up and at 'em · seize the day · industriousness · sparrow

Opposites
waking time

rise with the larksleep in

Wake later than usual

sleep late · burn the midnight oil · oversleep · burn the candle at both ends · pull an all-nighter

lifestyle disposition

rise with the larknight owl

One who stays late

nocturnal · slugabed · lazybones · late riser · party animal

diligence/virtue

rise with the larklaze about

Pass time idly

Family

rise, rises, rising, risen, arise, arisen, arising, arises, lark

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Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G