Idiom
rise and shine
Meaning
Used to wish someone happiness upon waking up
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Rise and shine, it is time for breakfast.”
“My mother always walked into my room and told me to rise and shine before school.”
“Even though the morning air was freezing, he cheerfully told his camping companions to rise and shine for the hike ahead.”
Examples
simple
“Rise and shine, it is time for breakfast.”
contextual
“My mother always walked into my room and told me to rise and shine before school.”
complex
“Even though the morning air was freezing, he cheerfully told his camping companions to rise and shine for the hike ahead.”
Origin
Presumably Isaiah 60:1.
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated