Daily life

not be a morning person

not energetic early

If you are not a morning person, you do not feel alert or work well early in the day.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you want to go for a run at six?

No way - I am not a morning person.

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I am not a morning person, so I usually do my hardest work in the afternoon.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I am not ‸ morning person, so I work better in the afternoon.

Say: I am not a morning person, so I work better in the afternoon.

Learners may omit the article in this fixed expression when describing their usual energy early in the day.

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How it fits in a sentence.

I am not a morning person; she is not a morning person

Your turn: say it out loud

I am not a morning person, so I usually do my hardest work in the afternoon.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

not be a morning person

not energetic early

“I am not a morning person, so I usually do my hardest work in the afternoon.”

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