Make hay while the sun shines

Take advantage of favorable circumstances; they may not last.

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Idioms and Phrases

Take advantage of favorable circumstances, as in Car sales have finally improved so we're making hay while the sun shines. This expression alludes to optimum dry weather for cutting grass. [Early 1500s]

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Yet companies in this ballooning market might be advised to make hay while the sun shines.

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No one knows how long the run will continue, so there’s a sense that “we should make hay while the sun shines,” Ekus said.

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Trouble hasn’t been repealed and there will be recessions and bear markets again in the future but, with no certainty of when that will happen, it’s important to make hay while the sun shines on the market.

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“Make hay while the sun shines y’all!” she captioned the post.

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“Make hay while the sun shines y’all!” the singer captioned her post.

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