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day in the sun

idiom
Meaning

A time of glory or ascendancy.


Examples
SIMPLE

Everyone deserves their day in the sun at least once.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of working in the background, the talented actor finally had his day in the sun when he won the award.

COMPLEX

The underdog athlete waited patiently for years, knowing that if he remained disciplined, he would eventually have his day in the sun.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a cold day in July

    The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

  2. 02

    a day late and a dollar short

    Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

  3. 03

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  4. 04

    as the day is long

    Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

  5. 05

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  6. 06

    banyan day

    In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.

  7. 07

    black day

    A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.

  8. 08

    call it a day

    To cease an activity.

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