under the sun
16
2.9
- idiom
:
bajo el sol
- There are many things under the sun.
- new thing under the sun
The workforce has made every fucking job under the sun require a degree.
- The workforce has made every fucking job under the sun require a degree.
- I have tried every hair product under the sun and moon.
- So on one hand, they've been told for years by everybody under the sun you should write a book.
- It just looks so juicy under the sun.
- And Donald Trump was called every name under the sun.
- These are so versatile and she has every color and finish under the sun.
- And he starts telling me that he used to call my mum every name under the sun for giving me away.
- And while I've seen every argument under the sun, I read almost all the comments on our videos for why it's bad.
- And instead they're, they're trying to do everything under the sun to convince you that it wasn't them.
Examples
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Because you are going to find things of every price point under the sun, OK?
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Oh yes, I have tried a little bit of everything under the sun trying to find something that just felt right.
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Today it's all new under the sun and moon and stars.
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Well, anything under the sun, sometimes over the moon.
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I have tried every hair product under the sun and moon.
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We got talking about everything under the sun, and of course we talked about jazz.
Blog text (17) -
I'm very outgoing, and we had spent the previous hour talking about everything under the sun.
Fiction book (1994) -
People are still turning to Google for just about every question under the sun, but what we're noticing is that people are getting a lot more specific.
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The village threw off its monsoon shutters and emerged, blinking, under the sun to dry out.
Fiction book (1993) -
You can find all sorts of food under the sun, from street vendor snacks to gourmet dishes.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal parts 'under' + 'the sun' give a spatial image (beneath sunlight or outdoors), so there is a clear metaphorical link to 'in the world', but the extended meaning 'everything that exists or happens' is an idiomatic generalization not fully predictable from the words alone. The expression is somewhat recognizable cross‑linguistically (biblical/sub‑solar metaphors exist), so learners may guess a related sense, but full comprehension usually requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Under the sun gives the image of everything under the one bright sun that shines over the whole world, so you can picture all things together in the open. So, when people say under the sun, they mean 'everything' that exists or sometimes just 'outside'.