place in the sun

Idioms  

1. A dominant or favorable position or situation, as in The Nobel prizewinners really enjoyed their place in the sun. This term may have been coined about 1660 by the French philosopher Blaise Pascal but became well known only in the late 1800s, when it was applied to Germany's position in world affairs, especially concerning its desire for more lands.

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Example Sentences

He basked, aviators firmly in place, in the sun.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022

Now their "place in the sun" has little relief from the baking August heat - and the forest fires that have plagued France over the summer.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2022

With 34 hits to their name, including six No 1s in America, and seven platinum albums, there's no denying that Hall & Oates deserve their place in the sun.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2014

One of Los Angeles' greatest noir writers will be getting a permanent place in the sun: on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2014

“But when I found a place in the sun where I could read, a beautiful girl came along and kept me from doing anything of the sort,” Bast finished with a flourish.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss