catch some rays

Idioms  

1. Sunbathe, as in I want a good tan so I think I'll go catch some rays. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

After 12 months of work, held up by significant delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they dubbed the new writing studio “Stiff Peaks” to acknowledge its most dramatic feature — a scalloped parapet that resembles beaten egg whites and disguises a roof deck where Rosenthal can catch some rays and not be seen by her neighbors on the hill next door.

From Los Angeles Times

After 12 months of work, held up by significant delays due to COVID-19, they’ve dubbed the new writing studio “Stiff Peaks” to acknowledge its most dramatic feature — a scalloped parapet that resembles beaten egg whites and disguises a roof deck where Rosenthal can catch some rays and not be seen by her neighbors on the hill next door.

From Los Angeles Times

No beach is nearly empty at the moment, not when it’s the first opportunity in months to enjoy the fresh sea air, catch some rays and have a tear-up.

From The Guardian

Cruz wouldn’t even study with people from what he called “minor Ivies” while at Harvard Law School but didn’t think twice before leaving Texans starving, freezing and dying to go catch some rays in Cancun and then blaming his daughters.

From New York Times

Crews hung them everywhere to catch some rays.

From Seattle Times