rise and shine

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rise and shine (third-person singular simple present rises and shines, present participle rising and shining, simple past rose and shone, past participle risen and shone)

(idiomatic, imperative) Used to wish someone happiness upon waking up
Good morning, little Martin; rise and shine!

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used to wish someone happiness upon waking up

Finnish: nouse, ole kirkas (biblical, uncommon in modern unmarked language), ylös, ulos ja lenkille (not wishing happiness, but rather a general urging to get out of bed)
Greek: καλά ξυπνητούρια (el) n pl (kalá xypnitoúria)
Polish: pobudka (pl) f
Russian: проснись и пой (prosnisʹ i poj)

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