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make hay

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. make hayverb

    turn to one's advantage

    "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident"

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  1. make hayverb

    To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.

  2. make hayverb

    To take advantage of an opportunity.

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  1. make hay

    "Make hay" is an idiomatic expression derived from agriculture, meaning to make the most of one's opportunities while they last, to take advantage of a favorable situation, or to capitalize on something while the conditions are good. The full phrase is "make hay while the sun shines" which refers to the fact that hay cannot be made in the rain and hence one should not delay in seizing an opportunity.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of make hay in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of make hay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of make hay in a Sentence

  1. Lamar Alexander:

    I believe we can do it because we are plowing familiar ground here, our goal is a small step, and so many Americans will be hurt if we fail, if we do not do this — it will not be possible for Republicans to make political hay blaming Democrats, or Democrats to make hay blaming Republicans. The blame will be on every one of us, and deservedly so.

  2. Miguel de Cervantes:

    Let us make hay while the sun shines.

  3. George Olcott:

    There's a sense they're only there to make hay while the sun shines, and to take the money and run when things go badly.

  4. Karl Fox:

    The Tuesday after the Labor Day holiday weekend is a horrible time for any election, he said. In a rural area such as this, some people drive 50 miles or more just to get to work, and a community dominated by production agriculture doesn’t just understand the adage ‘Make hay while the sun shines.’ Local farmers must live it.


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