Question of the Day #832

Rise and Shine: What you need to know before the ASX opens

From the headline of this article at Stockhead.

  上記の文で、rise and shineの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rise and shine" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

起床する

言うまでもないと思いますが問題文の場合は、比喩的に使用されています。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 

語源

Dictionary.comによると、

1800年代末に起源がある。この中のshineの意味は「元気よく、全力を尽くせ」の意味。

 

Etymology

According to Dictionary.com, Originating as a military order in the late 1800s, shine here means “act lively, do well.”

 

   

Examples

• C'mon, kids! Rise and shine!
• Rise and shine, sleepy head! You've got a busy morning, so you'd better get a move on.
• Father always calls "Rise and shine!" in the morning when we want to go on sleeping.
• “It is quarter past nine, rise and shine“, this was one of the dialogues in the musical that I went to see with my husband.
• The sun is up rise and shine!

   

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