Do not let the sun go down on your wrath.

Do not let the sun go down on your wrath.
Do not let the sun go down on your wrath. & Do not let the sun go down on your anger.
Prov. Do not stay angry with anybody; calm your anger by the end of the day. •

Son: Billy broke my bicycle, and I'm never going to speak to him again. Mother: Now, now, don't let the sun go down on your wrath.

I was very upset by what you did, but I don't want to let the sun go down on my anger. Let's make up.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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