lark
(lɑːʳk )
Word forms: larks , larking, larked
1. countable noun
A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound.
2. countable noun
If you say that doing something is a lark, you mean that it is fun, although perhaps naughty or dangerous.
The children thought it was a great lark.
He'd made it seem rather a lark, to be visiting a supposedly haunted house.
Synonyms: prank, game, fun, fling
3. countable noun [the/this n N]
You use lark in expressions such as this acting lark and the writing lark to indicate humorously that you think an activity or job is amusing, foolish, or unnecessary. [British, informal]
He got the part, and eventually decided the acting lark wasn't half bad.
Phrasal verbs:
lark around
phrasal verb
If you lark around or lark about, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh. [British, informal]
The other actors complained about me larking about when they were trying to concentrate. [VERB PARTICLE]
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Idioms:
happy as a lark
very happy
Look at me – eighty-two years old and happy as a lark!
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up with the lark [mainly British, old-fashioned]
up very early in the morning
Most bakers are up with the lark, but Neville Wilkins is in action hours before the rest.
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Translations:
Chinese: 云雀
Japanese: ヒバリ