under the sun
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Meaning · English
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Your letters, on every subject under the sun from houses to hypnosis, dogs to duchesses, soufflés to suburbia have kept us all informed and entertained, and your support has been fantastic.
He told a news conference at the club's White Hart Lane ground: ‘ I've been threatened, spat on, chased after and have been called all the names under the sun.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review.
Common questions
What does “under the sun” mean?
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Is “under the sun” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.