crack of dawn
noun
the part of morning when light first appears in the sky.
Words nearby crack of dawn
crack a book,
crack a bottle,
crack a joke,
crack a smile,
crack down,
crack of dawn,
crack of doom,
crack on,
crack the whip,
crack up,
crack willow
Idioms and Phrases with crack of dawn
crack of dawn
Very early morning, daybreak. For example, I got up at the crack of dawn. The crack in this term alludes either to the suddenness of sunrise or to the small wedge of light appearing as the sun rises over the horizon. Originally the term was usually put as crack of day. [Late 1800s]