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I have been an early bird for ages, waking and getting up at cockcrow. Everything is so silent and peaceful at dawn. You can also hear the early blackbirds' calls and sometimes enjoy their melodious whistling warbles. I feel it the best time to get a lot of physical and spiritual energy. And besides, isn’t it the early bird that catches the worm?

I hate the mornings when I have to stay in bed later than usual just because I could not sleep a wink the night before! I am all at sea then! It sometimes happens when my young neighbours keep talking at the top of their voices all night long during their record-breaking birthday parties. But what else to do than to have a lie-in when you do not feel as fit as a fiddle? Not always an easy task, is it, to be an early bird?!

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to be keen on something	to like or appreciate it very much	to have a weakness for something	to be unable to resist it
at cockcrow	"when the cock crows" = at dawn	an early bird	a person who gets up early
burn the candle at both ends	to work very late in the night and get up very early	all at sea	feeling lost (or muddled or confused)
at the top of their voices	very loudly	record-breaking	extraordinary - i.e. very long
a lie-in	when you lie in your bed late in the morning	as fit as a fiddle	in very good shape/health
tired out	completely (totally) tired	motto	slogan or principle to live by
a wink	a wink of sleep	a way of life	life-style
to beat about the bush	to speak without getting to the point [ALT: to beat about the bush]	the best of both worlds	le beurre et l'argent du beurre
to burn the midnight oil	stay up (working) very late	the best thing since sliced bread	a wonderul invention/idea
to bite off more than one can chew	to try to do something that is too difficult	to rise to a challenge	to accept it; to take it up
to stuff	to fill up completely [from the French étoffer]	to grasp the nettle	to do something difficult or painful
to lose the plot	to lose track of things/events/ideas	on the ball	relevant and timely
to sling (to throw) mud	to criticise/insult	to roll aruond on the floor	to be very amused (perhaps laughing loudly)
to make snide remarks	to make disparaging/insinuating remarks	the going gets tough	things become difficult
to have a screw loose	to be a little crazy/mad	out of my mind	crazy/mad; angry
off my nut	crazy/mad	to let a cat out of a bag	to reveal (let out; tell) a secret
intelligence failure	failures of the intelligence and security services (secret services) in a country	to have added force	to be stronger
to be convicted of a crime	to be found guilty of a crime	crime	délits et crimes
to be plugged into	to be a(n active) member of	to drop the ball	[from rugby - or perhaps cricket] to fail in some way when one should be concentrating
to spot	to see, to identify

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