Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,082,841,778 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

save for a rainy day

    0.06 sec.
save (something) for a rainy day
to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when it might be needed. She has a couple of thousand pounds kept aside which she's saving for a rainy day.
See also: day, rainy, save


save (something) for a rainy day
to keep something, esp. money, for a time in the future when it might be needed. It looks like people may be saving a little more for a rainy day.
Usage notes: sometimes used with verbs other than save: They made little effort to put anything aside for a rainy day. You're going to need that money for a rainy day.
See also: day, rainy, save


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Idioms browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Idioms and phrases
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.