sun shining on a dog’s butt
other.— «Back home, we call that the sun shining on a dog’s butt. His days are still numbered.» —“Idol Chatter: Producers struggle to fill show; judges say justice done with Haley’s farewell” by Doug Pullen MLive.com (Michigan) Apr. 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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