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单词 the early bird gets the worm
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the early bird gets (also catches) the worm
1. Proverb. the early bird gets (also catches) the worm: a person who gets up early or acts quickly will gain an advantage or benefit.
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1636 J. Philipot Camden's Remaines (new ed.) 307 The early bird catcheth the worme.
1670 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 84 The early bird catcheth the worm.
1732 T. Fuller Gnomologia 223 'Tis the early Bird, that catcheth the Worm.
1768 S. Addington Relig. & Prudential Maxims (ed. 2) 22 The early bird catches the worm.
1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn II. xiv. 268 A man comes into your room at half-past seven..and informs you that the ‘early bird gets the worms’.
1922 G. K. Chesterton Man who knew too Much v. 127 I get up before anybody else in the house, I think. The early bird catches the worm.
2013 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 24 Feb. 20 He's a firm believer in the adage: the early bird gets the worm.
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