Idiom

A place in the sun

What does "A place in the sun" mean?

An idealistic dream of a sunny hideaway.

A place in the sun

The United Kingdom, early 20th century. An allusion to a literal pleasant retirement location.

An idealistic dream of a sunny hideaway.

Worldwide, not not common.

  • We’ve been lucky, we managed to buy ourselves a place in the sun for our retirement.