take a rain check



take a rain check

To refuse an offer or invitation but with the hope or promise that it can be postponed to a later date or time. I'm sorry, but I'll have to take a rain check for dinner this Saturday. Would next weekend work for you?
See also: check, rain, take

take a rain check

(on something) Go to a rain check (on something).
See also: check, rain, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dubravka-Croatian, Serbian
Pritha-Hinduism, Bengali
BogdanBAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Giambattistajahm-baht-TEE-stahItalian
Geoffrey['dʒefri]
Faramund-Ancient Germanic