look alive

Act lively, hurry up, as in Look alive! This job has to be finished today. This phrase, often used as an imperative, today is more common in Britain than in America. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erich	E-rikh	German
Anett	AW-net	Hungarian
Emigdio	-	Spanish
Aline	ə-LEEN (Portuguese), ay-LEEN (English)	French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Aatu	AH:-too	Finnish
Euan	-	Scottish