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Make hay while the sun shines

  1. Take advantage of favorable circumstances; they may not last.


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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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