place in the sun

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A favorable position, characterized by comfort, success, wealth or general well-being.

   • that all conscious or seeming-conscious life is worthy of a place in the sun; that the hodman at his plough, the daisy in the field, and the lover with his lass, are alike a part of Nature's pageant
   • And beyond the Christian orbit, other religious groups, at first Jews but then others as well, began to claim a place in the sun.
2. 2

   Fame or recognition.

   • Jealousy is simply another way of demanding one's place in the sun – or under the domestic spotlight – a place in the center of the stage, as an exclusive object of consideration and attention.
   • And I'm just waiting now, for my place in the sun / And I'm just waiting now, for peace to come
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see place, sun.

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