Definition
(Very) early in the morning.
Origins
From bright (“in a bright manner: in good spirits; cheerfully, vivaciously”) + and + early.
In Context
- "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."
Also Said As
- at the break of dawn
- at the crack of dawn
- first thing
See Also
- early bird
- early riser
- early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
- the early bird catches the worm
- the early bird gets the worm
- get up early
- morning person
- small hours