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
LenaLE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
Astin['æstin]
Milovan-Serbian
Fidda-Arabic
Hamon-Medieval English
Mccracken[mə'kreikən]