bucket of sunshine
- noun
- Informal
:
rayo de sol
- My little sister is a bucket of sunshine.
Examples
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Her positive attitude is a real bucket of sunshine in our office.
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He walked in with a smile and brought a bucket of sunshine to everyone’s mood.
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After days of rain, the children’s laughter was like a bucket of sunshine.
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She brings so much joy; she's a real bucket of sunshine!
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Her positive attitude is a real bucket of sunshine in our office.
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He walked in with a smile and brought a bucket of sunshine to everyone’s mood.
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After days of rain, the children’s laughter was like a bucket of sunshine.
Synonyms
269
1.4
A good thing or situation that brings happiness
155
1.0
A person or thing that brings happiness to others
66
1.0
A cheerful feeling from a person that makes others feel happier
7
3.2
A person who makes others feel happy
1
4.9
Something that gives people happiness all the time
A person or thing that brings joy and warmth to others
Antonyms
How Cheerful
- Informal
- Informal
7
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
bucket + of + sunshine
The phrase combines 'bucket' (a container) with 'sunshine' (brightness/cheer), producing a straightforward metaphor of someone being a 'container of cheer' or a source of brightness. This X-of-Y compositional pattern and the common sunshine=happiness metaphor are easily inferable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely grasp the meaning.
Etymology
The expression bucket of sunshine comes from the simple image of a bucket suddenly filled with sunshine that spills out and lights up a room. That's why it describes someone or something that 'brings great joy'.