for a rainy day

idiom

informal

: for a time in the future when something will be needed

saving money for a rainy day

Examples of for a rainy day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Save these ideas for a rainy day: Thrift Pony: A trendy, affordable second-hand clothing store that also does pop-ups in a pink bus. —

Brianna Crane, Axios, 26 July 2024 This transit will encourage us to spend on a whim without thinking about the future and not save our pennies for a rainy day. —

Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024 SDRs can be exchanged for hard currency to purchase goods like food and medicine, used to repay debt or held for a rainy day. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024 Venal state governors raided Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account, which was intended to put away oil profits for a rainy day, to help win elections. —

Ricardo Soares De Oliveira, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2014 See all Example Sentences for for a rainy day

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