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fixing the roof while the sun is shining

fixing the roof while the sun is shining is the present participle and gerund of fix the roof while the sun is shining.

Meaning of fix the roof while the sun is shining

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

Questions about fixing the roof while the sun is shining

What is fixing the roof while the sun is shining the present participle and gerund of?
Fixing the roof while the sun is shining is the present participle and gerund of fix the roof while the sun is shining.

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

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

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