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"etymology_text": "From the notion that it is easier and more beneficial to fix a roof during dry rather than wet weather.",
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"form": "fixing the roof while the sun is shining",
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"ref": "1986, The Economist - Volume 299 - Page 4",
"text": "You state it well: we should fix the roof while the sun is shining, and expand our nuclear-electric generating capacity while interest rates are low",
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"To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable."
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"(proverbial) To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable."
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}
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