up an’ Adam
up and at 'em
1. Promptly awake and ready to start the day's activities. A colloquial shortening of "up and at them." We have to be up and at 'em by 7 AM tomorrow morning if we want to fit in everything we have planned. I've always preferred to go to bed early so I can be up and at 'em first thing in the morning.
2. Wake up, get out of bed, and start your day! Up and at 'em, sleepy head! You've got a busy morning, so you'd better get a move on.
See also: and, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
up an’ Adam
verbSee up and at them
See also: Adam, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- 'sall good
- mesc
- coon eye(s)
- gotcha
- playa
- nome
- Nome sane?
- Nome sayin'?
- like, you know
- like there ain't no tomorrow