Make Hay While The Sun Shines Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make Hay While The Sun Shines Idiom mean?

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make hay while the sun shines What does make hay while the sun shines mean?	do something at the right time, take advantage of an opportunity	You should make hay while the sun shines and paint the house while the weather is good.
make hay while the sun shines What does make hay while the sun shines mean?	to take advantage of opportunities and good conditions while you can	We wanted to make hay while the sun shines so we tried to finish the outside work while the weather was good.
make hay while the sun shines What does make hay while the sun shines mean?	to do something at the right time, to take advantage of an opportunity	We will make hay while the sun shines and paint the house while the weather is good.
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Make Hay While The Sun Shines Idiom