Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fix the roof while the sun is shining

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: fix the roof while the -sun is shin-ing
IPA

59

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.

Example Sentences

"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 low"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

fixes the roof while the sun is shining (present, singular) fixing the roof while the sun is shining (participle, present) fixed the roof while the sun was shining (participle, past) fixed the roof while the sun was shining (past)

Questions

What does fix the roof while the sun is shining mean?: To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.
Where does fix the roof while the sun is shining come from?: From the notion that it is easier and more beneficial to fix a roof during dry rather than wet weather.

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