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Idiom Early Bird Catches the Worm
Example Sue slept overnight in front of the stadium in order to get concert tickets. The early bird catches the worm.
Meaning a person who gets up early and starts a project ahead of others has the best chance of accomplishing his or her goal
Origin Birds like to eat worms. If a bird arrives late where the worms are, it will probably go hungry. But the bird who gets there early is sure to get some food. In the 1600s the proverb "the early bird gets the worm" was written to show that human beings who don't delay in starting an undertaking will most likely get what they want.

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