catch the sun

catch the sun (third-person singular simple present catches the sun, present participle catching the sun, simple past and past participle caught the sun) (idiomatic)

1. To sunbathe.

   Synonyms: catch some rays, catch some sun

2. To become sunburned.
3. To reflect light from the sun.

   A coin on the ground caught the sun and I stooped to pick it up.

4. To be in a sunny position.

   The sunflowers will catch the sun if they are planted there.

• “catch the sun”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.