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fix the roof while the sun is shining

idiom

To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.


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  1. 01

    burn the roof

    To experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub.

  2. 02

    catch the sun

    To sunbathe.

  3. 03

    Currant bun

    [Cockney slang]sun or The Sun newspaper

  4. 04

    day in the sun

    A time of glory or ascendancy.

  5. 05

    fix someone's wagon

    To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.

  6. 06

    fly too close to the sun

    To become overly ambitious or greedy; to overreach oneself; to reach for something unattainable or unachievable.

  7. 07

    get a fix

    To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.

  8. 08

    hit the roof

    To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

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