get up early
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Verb edit
get up early (third-person singular simple present gets up early, present participle getting up early, simple past got up early, past participle (UK) got up early or (US) gotten up early)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get up, early.
- To be dedicated and energetic in pursuing a goal.
- 1914, The American Flint, volume 6, page 35:
- Brother Joseph Ruziska, our expert clothing salesman, says you have got to get up early in the morning to show him anything about selling clothes.
- 1984, Newsweek:
- You have to get up early to beat our features. Accu-Set makes setting the alarm and time fast and easy.
- 1998, Rene Padilla, Sue Byers-Connon, Helene Lohman, Occupational Therapy with Elders, page 43:
- You have to get up pretty early to catch up with Simone or she'll leave you in the dust!
Usage notes edit
- (be dedicated and energetic): Generally phrased as "you need to/have to get up early". Also occurs in variant forms such as "get up early in the morning", "get up pretty early", and so on.