the early bird catches the worm »
the early bird gets the worm
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the early bird gets the worm »
Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are only available to the first competitors.
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toss-up »
A decision in which neither choice is clearly favorable or unfavorable, or for which the outcome does not matter.
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turn back »
No turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.
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two cents »
A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
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under one's nose »
Directly in front of one; clearly visible.
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under the wire »
At the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.
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up with the larks »
To wake up early, to be an early bird.
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wee small hours »
The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
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wind back the clock »
Figuratively to return in time to an earlier period of history.
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