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An expression used when waking someone up, as in It's past seven, children--rise and shine! Originating as a military order in the late 1800s, shine here means "act lively, do well."


 
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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more

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