improve the shining hour

old-fashioned To maximize one's productivity; to make the most of one's time. This notion that children should at all times strive to improve the shining hour—foregoing play and rest in the name of education and work—means many children are being deprived of childhood itself.See also: hour, improve, shine

improve the shining hour

make good use of time; make the most of your time. literary This expression comes from Isaac Watts's Divine Songs for Children ( 1715 ): ‘How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour’.See also: hour, improve, shine

单词	improve the shining hour
释义	improve the shining hour improve the shining hour old-fashioned To maximize one's productivity; to make the most of one's time. This notion that children should at all times strive to improve the shining hour—foregoing play and rest in the name of education and work—means many children are being deprived of childhood itself.See also: hour, improve, shine improve the shining hour make good use of time; make the most of your time. literary This expression comes from Isaac Watts's Divine Songs for Children ( 1715 ): ‘How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour’.See also: hour, improve, shine
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