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make hay while the sun shines

idiom

To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.


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  1. 01

    cannot make it

    Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

  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

    doctors make the worst patients

    It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.

  6. 06

    enough to make a cat laugh

    Very outlandish or outrageous.

  7. 07

    enough to make the angels weep

    Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

  8. 08

    fine feathers make fine birds

    Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.

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