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up with the chickens

up with the chickens adjective: awake and out of bed early in the morning.

Adjective

up with the chickens

  1. (idiomatic) Awake and out of bed early in the morning.

Synonyms of up with the chickens

Questions about up with the chickens

What does up with the chickens mean?
Up with the chickens means awake and out of bed early in the morning.
What part of speech is up with the chickens?
Up with the chickens is an adjective.

Words near up with the chickens in the dictionary

  1. up to the tonsils
  2. up to time
  3. up top
  4. up until
  5. up what spring
  6. up with the chickens
  7. up with the lark
  8. up with the larks
  9. up your ass
  10. up your nose with a rubber hose
  11. up yours

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