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noun
Date: circa 1580
a period of want or need <saving for a rainy day> • rainy-day adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rainy day
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rainy day — rainy day, adj. a time of need or emergency: saving money for a rainy day. [1570 80] * * * … Universalium
rainy day — If you save something, especially money, for a rainy day, you save it for some possible problem or trouble in the future … The small dictionary of idiomes
Rainy Day — may refer to:*A famous painting by Gustave Caillebotte *A song by singer Ayumi Hamasaki from her album (miss)understood *An of Pee wee s Playhouse *The rainy season … Wikipedia
rainy day — n. a possible future time of difficulty or need … English World dictionary
rainy day — noun a (future) time of financial need I am saving for a rainy day • Usage Domain: ↑trope, ↑figure of speech, ↑figure, ↑image • Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rainy day — {n.} A time of need; especially: a time when you really need money. * /Squirrels gather acorns for a rainy day./ * /Each week Mrs. Carlson saved a little money for a rainy day./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rainy day — {n.} A time of need; especially: a time when you really need money. * /Squirrels gather acorns for a rainy day./ * /Each week Mrs. Carlson saved a little money for a rainy day./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rainy day — noun a) A difficult period of need, when things do not go right. Ive kept some money in the bank for a rainy day. b) A day on which it rains for its duration. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down … Wiktionary
rainy\ day — noun A time of need; especially: a time when you really need money. Squirrels gather acorns for a rainy day. Each week Mrs. Carlson saved a little money for a rainy day … Словарь американских идиом
rainy-day — adjective see rainy day … New Collegiate Dictionary
