what is the idiomatic expression of while the sun shines?
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to make hay while the sun shines (literally, agriculture) To make hay during favourable (dry) weather. (idiomatic) To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.
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"the sun personified," mid-15c. ( also in Old English), from Latin sol "the sun, sunlight," from PIE *s(e)wol-, variant of root *sawel- "the sun." French soleil (10c.) is from Vulgar Latin *soliculus, diminutive of sol; in Vulgar Latin diminutives had the full meaning of their principal words.
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Adverb. For some time; for a short time. (US, Pennsylvania Dutch English) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
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adjective, dusk·i·er, dusk·i·est. somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy. Older Use: Chiefly Literary. having dark skin.
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Awhile is an adverb which means “for a period of time.” A while is a noun phrase which means “a period of time.”
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A glint is a brief flash or flicker of light. You might enjoy gazing at the glint of light on the water as you lie on the beach in the summer time. You can use the word glint as a noun or a verb: your brother's braces might glint in the afternoon sun, and freshly fallen snow sometimes glints under streetlamps at night.
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This idiom is used to express the "sad feeling" and generally comes with the word "feel" for example: He felt down in the dumps. Sad.
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People say the sun is over the yardarm to say that it is late enough in the day to have an alcoholic drink. ... Note: This expression is thought to come from the old practice on some ships of having an alcoholic drink when the sun had risen past a horizontal bar on the mast, usually around 11a.
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glint | Intermediate English a small, bright flash of light: A coin tossed into the fountain may catch a glint of light.
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noun. a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark. a dim or subdued light. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; trace: a gleam of hope.
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intransitive verb. 1 : to begin to grow light as the sun rises waited for the day to dawn. 2 : to begin to appear or develop a new era is dawning.
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Synonyms. sunray actinic radiation ultraviolet light ultraviolet illumination ultraviolet actinic ray UV sun-ray.
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"Sunset" is the opposite. It occurs the moment the disc of sun completely disappears below the western horizon. Technically, "dusk" is the period of twilight between complete darkness and sunrise (or sunset). In common usage, "dawn" refers to morning, while "dusk" refers only to the evening twilight.
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Romeo begins by using the sun as a metaphor for his beloved Juliet: “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. In these same lines Romeo has furthered his metaphor by using personification. He creates for us the idea that the moon is a woman who is “sick and pale with grief,” seemingly jealous of Juliet's beauty.
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In terms of solar time, noon is the moment when the Sun crosses the local meridian and reaches its highest position in the sky, except at the poles. This version of noon is also called solar noon or high noon.
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also in Old English), from Latin sol "the sun, sunlight," from PIE *s(e)wol-, variant of root *sawel- "the sun." French soleil (10c.)
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"Sunset" is the opposite. It occurs the moment the disc of sun completely disappears below the western horizon. Technically, "dusk" is the period of twilight between complete darkness and sunrise (or sunset).