at first light


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at first light

At dawn. We are leaving tomorrow at first light, so I suggest you guys go to bed early tonight. I woke up at first light this morning, so I'm pretty tired now.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

at first light

at dawn; when the first light of dawn appears. We will be ready to leave at first light.
See also: first, light
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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