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a ray of sunshine
a source of happiness
A ray of sunshine is someone or something that makes a difficult situation happier.
This vs that
He is a ray of sunshine.
That was a bright spot.
Hear it in real life
Your little boy is always smiling.
He really is a ray of sunshine.
Her cheerful messages were a ray of sunshine during a very stressful week.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This warm idiom naturally praises someone's cheerful effect on other people.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My daughter is a sunshine ray in my difficult life.
Say: My daughter is a ray of sunshine in my difficult life.
The fixed phrase is 'a ray of sunshine'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
be a ray of sunshine
Your message was a ray of sunshine this morning.
Her grandson is a ray of sunshine whenever she feels lonely.
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Your turn: say it out loud
She's a ray of sunshine.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a ray of sunshine
a source of happiness
“Her cheerful messages were a ray of sunshine during a very stressful week.”
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