English idiom

early bird

Register · Neutral CEFR A2

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Figurative meaning

someone who prefers beginning the day before most other people

Word picture

A bird is pictured waking and becoming active before the rest.

Example

“As an early bird, Rosa reaches the office before anyone else.”

Dictionary details

Component words

early bird

Tags

time

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

bright and early

at the very start of the morning

hang on a minute

used to ask someone to wait, or to express surprise or objection

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

at the end of the day

ultimately; when everything is considered

for the time being

temporarily, until circumstances change

get a move on

to hurry up

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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