up with the lark



up with the lark

Awake at a particularly early hour, especially at or before sunrise (i.e., the hour when larks sing). Primarily heard in UK. I'm sorry, but I have to get going. I have to be up with the lark tomorrow. Mum is up with the lark every day to prepare breakfast for the farmhands.
See also: lark, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bulat-Kazakh
Kendrick['kendrik]
Ernestineer-nes-TEE-nə (German), UR-nəs-teen (English)French, German, English
Hughes[hju:z]
Sheona-Scottish
Hamid (1)-Arabic, Persian