bright and early en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜɹli/ (General-American)
- /ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From bright (“in a bright manner: in good spirits; cheerfully, vivaciously”) + and + early.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) (Very) early in the morning.
And this morning, bright and early, the beak parted him from ten quid.
1919 May 17, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, “A Damsel in Distress”, in George Horace Lorimer, editor, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 191, number 46, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Curtis Publishing Company, →ISSN, chapter VI, page 90, columns 2–3:Bright and early on Monday, Elon Musk sent the government a surprising new document. In it, the world's wealthiest man laid out his possible intentions towards Twitter, in which he has amassed a 9.2 percent stake, underlining how drastically his position had changed from a week ago.
2022 July 8, Mike Isaac, Kate Conger, “Twitter grapples with an Elon Musk problem”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bright and early | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bright and early | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
small hours · get up early · early riser · the early bird gets the worm · morning person · the early bird catches the worm · early bird · early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
Synonyms
at the crack of dawn · at the break of dawn · first thing
Translations (25)
az səhərin gözü açılmamış ((very) early in the morning) · pt cedinho ((very) early in the morning) · fr de bon matin ((very) early in the morning) · es de mañana ((very) early in the morning) · sv i arla morgonstund ((very) early in the morning) · ja 夙に ((very) early in the morning) · el πρωί πρωί ((very) early in the morning) · fr au chant du coq ((very) early in the morning) · fr de bonne heure ((very) early in the morning) · cy ben bore ((very) early in the morning) · pl bladym świtem ((very) early in the morning) · de in aller Frühe ((very) early in the morning) · sv i ottan ((very) early in the morning) · fi aikaisin aamulla ((very) early in the morning) · nl voor dag en dauw ((very) early in the morning) · pl białym świtem ((very) early in the morning) · fr aux aurores ((very) early in the morning) · mk ра́но на́утро ((very) early in the morning) · fr à l'heure du laitier ((very) early in the morning) · es tempranito ((very) early in the morning) · fr à l'aube ((very) early in the morning) · fr de grand matin ((very) early in the morning) · sv vara uppe med tuppen ((very) early in the morning) · fr au petit matin ((very) early in the morning) · mk изу́трина ((very) early in the morning)