fix the roof while the sun is shining (English, verb)
expansion: fix the roof while the sun is shining (third-person singular simple present fixes the roof while the sun is shining, present participle fixing the roof while the sun is shining, simple past and past participle fixed the roof while the sun was shining)
Senses:
qualifier: proverbial
glosses: To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: fixes the roof while the sun is shining
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: fixing the roof while the sun is shining
tags: participle
present
form: fixed the roof while the sun was shining
tags: participle
past
form: fixed the roof while the sun was shining
tags: past