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the early bird catches the worm

the early bird catches the worm is the alternative form of the early bird gets the worm.

Meaning of the early bird gets the worm

Proverb

the early bird gets the worm

  1. Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are available only to the first competitors.

Questions about the early bird catches the worm

What is the early bird catches the worm the alternative form of?
The early bird catches the worm is the alternative form of the early bird gets the worm.

Words near the early bird catches the worm in the dictionary

  1. the double O
  2. the dress
  3. the drinks are on me
  4. the Ds
  5. the dumps
  6. the early bird catches the worm
  7. the early bird gets the worm
  8. the Earth kept spinning
  9. The Emergency
  10. The Enchantments
  11. the end

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