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save something for a rainy day

idiom

To save something just in case one may need it.


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  1. 01

    a cold day in July

    The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

  2. 02

    a day late and a dollar short

    Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

  3. 03

    a little of something goes a long way

    Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

  4. 04

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  5. 05

    as the day is long

    Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

  6. 06

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  7. 07

    banyan day

    In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.

  8. 08

    black day

    A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.

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