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have had one's day under the sun

have had one's day under the sun is the alternative form of have seen one's day.

Meaning of have seen one's day

Verb

have seen one's day (third-person singular simple present has seen one's day, present participle having seen one's day, simple past and past participle had seen one's day)

  1. (idiomatic) Of a person, thing, idea, etc., to be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.
    • Now, as you say, and most every other one says, the grooving plan has seen its day. We must try some other plan.1855 December 22, “To the Editor”, in New York Times, retrieved 18 Jul 2010

Forms of have had one's day under the sun

third-person singular presenthas had one's day under the sun
present participlehaving had one's day under the sun
past participlehad had one's day under the sun
pasthad had one's day under the sun

Questions about have had one's day under the sun

What is have had one's day under the sun the alternative form of?
Have had one's day under the sun is the alternative form of have seen one's day.

Words near have had one's day under the sun in the dictionary

  1. have had enough
  2. have had it
  3. have had it up to here
  4. have had one's chips
  5. have had one's day
  6. have had one's day under the sun
  7. have here
  8. have I got news for you
  9. have in
  10. have in mind
  11. have it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: have had one's day under the sun (page history and authors); have seen one's day (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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