take a rain check informal To refuse an offer or invitation but with the hope or promise that it can be postponed to a later date or time.
Friday, 8 December 2017
NO RAINCHECKS
rain check (also
raincheck)
noun
1.
a ticket given for later use when a sporting fixture or other outdoor
event is interrupted or postponed by rain.
2.
a coupon issued to a customer by a shop, guaranteeing that a sale
item which is out of stock may be purchased by that customer at a
later date at the same reduced price.
take a rain check informal 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, Mimi, I'm just too
exhausted to go out tonight. Could I take a rain check?
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