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to rise with the lark

to rise with the lark

7.7
Wake up very early in the morning, often at sunrise
  • idiom
  • UK
translation icon : levantarse con la alondra
  • She made a habit of rising with the lark to enjoy a peaceful morning walk.

Examples

  • If you rise with the lark, you can get a lot done before most people are awake.

  • She rose with the lark this morning.

  • Every Monday, he likes to rise with the lark and watch the sunrise with a cup of coffee.

  • I always rise with the lark during the summer.

  • Every Monday, he likes to rise with the lark and watch the sunrise with a cup of coffee.

  • If you rise with the lark, you can get a lot done before most people are awake.

  • She made a habit of rising with the lark to enjoy a peaceful morning walk.

Synonyms

to get up early
vsto rise with the lark
65 1.0

To rise from bed early in the morning

is used for waking very early often at or just after sunrise
to rise early
vsto rise with the lark
3 1.0

To get out of bed early in the morning

means a much earlier time tied to sunrise rather than general early hours
up with the lark
vsto rise with the lark
  • UK
1 9.1

Awake and active very early in the morning

refers more to waking tied to sunrise rather than general early activity
to wake up with the chickens
vsto rise with the lark
  • Informal
8.2

Get up very early at sunrise

wakes very early often just after sunrise
to get up with the chickens
vsto rise with the lark
7.9

Wake very early in the morning, often before dawn

wakes very early often just after sunrise
to beat the cock
vsto rise with the lark
  • Archaic
9.9

Get up very early before sunrise

is used for waking very early often at or just after sunrise

Antonyms

to sleep in
55 3.0

To stay in bed later than usual in the morning

to oversleep
29 2.0

Sleep longer than you meant to and wake up late

How Early

to rise with the lark
  • UK
7.7
to wake up
∞ 1.0
to sleep in
55 3.0

Surface Forms

rise with the lark infinitive
rising with the lark present participle
rises with the lark third person singular
rose with the lark past
risen with the lark past participle

Morphology

rise + with + the + lark

The phrase literally combines 'rise' (get up) with 'with the lark' (at the same time as the lark), so a listener can infer getting up at the same time as the bird; this gives a clear hint of 'very early' morning rising. However, deriving the conventional meaning requires knowing that a lark is an early-dawn singing bird, a cultural/lexical detail many B1 learners may not have, so the relation is only partly predictable.

Etymology

Rise with the lark comes from the small bird called the lark that sings and flies at dawn. So rise with the lark means 'to wake up very early', often at sunrise.