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rainy day, a
rainy day, a
A time of need or trouble, as in We knew a rainy day would come sooner or later. This idiom is often used in the context of save for a rainy day, which means to put something aside for a future time of need. [Late 1500s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sibylla | | zi-BUY-lah (German) | Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek |
Unnur | | - | Icelandic |
Pris | | PRIS | English |
Lonnie | | LAHN-ee | English |
Lynne | | LIN | English |
Thoma | | - | Old Church Slavic |