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bright and early

Adverb CEFR C1
ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜːli

Definitions

(Very) early in the morning.

idiomatic

Equivalents

6 more languages
Ελληνικάπρωί πρωί
日本語夙に
Македонскиизутрина
Nederlandsvoor dag en dauw
Polskibladym świtem
Portuguêscedinho

Examples

“And this morning, bright and early, the beak parted him from ten quid.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

brightlier brightliest brightly brilliantly brimfully brimmingly

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