to rise and shine
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3.9
- idiom
- /raɪz ənd ʃaɪn/
- Informal
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- Good morning! It's time to rise and shine and start the day with a smile.
- time to rise and shine
- Okay, rise and shine
- Come on, rise and shine
Examples
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To quote a popular line, "It's time to rise and shine!"
Academic text (2002) -
Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties because it's cold out there today!
Fiction book (1993) -
All right, rise and shine!
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Time to rise ... and shine.
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Rise and shine, my man.
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Rise and shine, sleeping beauty.
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Six o'clock, rise and shine!
Fiction book (1991) -
She said, "Rise and shine, time for school."
Fiction book (1997) -
She says, "Rise and shine, princess."
Blog text (2) -
Rise and shine, everyone.
Synonyms
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1.0
To leave your bed after sleeping
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1.0
To get up from bed or from a sitting position
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7.7
To get out of bed and start the day with energy
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents directly contribute to the exhortation: 'rise' = get up and 'shine' = be bright/cheerful, so the combined phrase naturally conveys 'wake up and start the day energetically.' The metaphor in 'shine' is simple and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase rise and shine may come from a simple morning picture: you rise, meaning you get out of bed, and then you shine, meaning you look bright and happy. Parents and teachers often used it as a cheerful call to wake children and make them ready for the day. So it now means 'wake up and start the day in a cheerful, energetic way'.