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fix the roof while the sun is shining

fix the roof while the sun is shining verb: to deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.

Verb

fix the roof while the sun is shining (third-person singular simple present fixes the roof while the sun is shining, present participle fixing the roof while the sun is shining, simple past and past participle fixed the roof while the sun was shining)

  1. (idiomatic, proverbial) To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.
    • You state it well: we should fix the roof while the sun is shining, and expand our nuclear-electric generating capacity while interest rates are low1986, The Economist - Volume 299 - Page 4

Forms of fix the roof while the sun is shining

third-person singular presentfixes the roof while the sun is shining
present participlefixing the roof while the sun is shining
past participlefixed the roof while the sun was shining
pastfixed the roof while the sun was shining

Origin of fix the roof while the sun is shining

From the notion that it is easier and more beneficial to fix a roof during dry rather than wet weather.

Questions about fix the roof while the sun is shining

What does fix the roof while the sun is shining mean?
Fix the roof while the sun is shining means to deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.
What part of speech is fix the roof while the sun is shining?
Fix the roof while the sun is shining is a verb.
What is the past tense of fix the roof while the sun is shining?
The past tense of fix the roof while the sun is shining is fixed the roof while the sun was shining.

Words near fix the roof while the sun is shining in the dictionary

  1. fix room
  2. fix rooms
  3. fix someone's clock
  4. fix someone's flint
  5. fix someone's wagon
  6. fix the roof while the sun is shining
  7. fix to
  8. fix up
  9. fix upon
  10. fix-it
  11. fix-it-upper

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