wake up with the chickens



wake up with the chickens

To wake up at a particularly early hour, especially at or before sunrise (i.e., the time when chickens wake). No, thank you, I won't have another drink. I have to wake up with the chickens tomorrow. Ma wakes up with the chickens every day to prepare breakfast for the farmhands.
See also: chicken, up, wake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ajdin-Bosnian
ErikE-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German), E-reek (Finnish), AY-rik (Dutch), ER-ik (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, Eng
Shohreh-Persian
Emiliee-MEE-lee-ə (German), e-MEE-lee-e (Norwegian), EM-i-lee (Swedish)German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Muhemmet-Uyghur
HermiaHER-mee-ahLiterature