a touch of the sun

a touch of the sun

1. A mild tan or sunburn. Looks like you got a touch of the sun out in the garden. You should really wear sunblock next time.
2. A mild attack of sunstroke, especially sweating, headache, fever, and delirium. I kept toiling away at the machine, not realizing that I was suffering from a touch of the sun and hadn't been able to think straight for over an hour.
See also: of, sun, touch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a touch of the sun

a slight attack of sunstroke.
See also: of, sun, touch
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See also:
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  • beat the bejesus out of someone
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  • in shirtsleeves
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  • flutter the dovecote
  • flutter the dovecotes
  • a flutter in the dovecote