early bird

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It was perhaps symbolic that the photo op of Obama signing the memorandum entitling federal employees to the equivalent of a gift certificate to the early bird special at The Olive Garden in Bethesda [one time only!] seemed to chop off the heads of the gay leaders present behind him.

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  1. noun Informal A person who arises early in the morning.
  2. noun Informal One that arrives or takes place early or before others.

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  • This, too, was a signal: Penn had been an early bird all his life, so naturally he had married a night owl. —  Reality Check by Piers Anthony
  • "My grandmother always told me that the early bird gets the worm Your grandmother was full of great wisdom." —  BEWITCHING FAMILIAR
  • If they went out to eat it was for the early bird special at the diner, and even if they went to the park to sit for a half hour they were home by six. —  Four To Score
  • Jo rolled down her window and yelled, "You're up early The early bird gets the can of worms!" —  Stephanie Bond - Kids Is A 4-Letter Word
  • It was perhaps symbolic that the photo op of Obama signing the memorandum entitling federal employees to the equivalent of a gift certificate to the early bird special at The Olive Garden in Bethesda [one time only!] seemed to chop off the heads of the gay leaders present behind him. —  The Progressive
 

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  1. From the expression "The early bird catches the worm”.

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