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
XavierZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)
Mitja-Slovene
Xiu-Chinese
BoudewijnBOW-də-vien, BOW-də-wienDutch
Ikenna-Western African, Igbo
Capucineka-puy-SEENFrench