the sun sets on something

English

Phrase

the sun sets on something

(idiomatic) Something comes to an end.
- 2018 February 16, Frank McNally, “All-Star (and Ulster) Scot – An Irishman’s Diary about The Runner McGough”, in The Irish Times‎:
  As the sun set on his running career, McGough – pronounced “McGeow” in Monaghan – reinvented himself as a masseur, learning that trade first via the Celtic football team.

Further reading

“the sun sets on sth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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