rise and shine



rise and shine

An expression used when waking someone up, as in It's past seven, children-rise and shine! Originating as a military order in the late 1800s, shine here means "act lively, do well."
See also: and, rise, shine

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JaylaJAY-ləEnglish (Modern)
Ritu-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Polly['pɔli]
KristaKRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English), KREES-tah (Finnish)German, English, Finnish
DmitriyDMEE-treeRussian
Michelmee-SHEL (French), MI-khel (German)French, German, Dutch