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save something for a rainy day

save something for a rainy day verb: to save something just in case one may need it.

Verb

save something for a rainy day (third-person singular simple present saves something for a rainy day, present participle saving something for a rainy day, simple past and past participle saved something for a rainy day)

  1. (idiomatic) To save something just in case one may need it.

Forms of save something for a rainy day

third-person singular presentsaves something for a rainy day
present participlesaving something for a rainy day
past participlesaved something for a rainy day
pastsaved something for a rainy day

Questions about save something for a rainy day

What does save something for a rainy day mean?
Save something for a rainy day means to save something just in case one may need it.
What part of speech is save something for a rainy day?
Save something for a rainy day is a verb.
What is the past tense of save something for a rainy day?
The past tense of save something for a rainy day is saved something for a rainy day.

Words near save something for a rainy day in the dictionary

  1. save slots
  2. save someone's bacon
  3. save someone's face
  4. save someone's life
  5. save someone's skin
  6. save something for a rainy day
  7. save state
  8. save states
  9. save the best for last
  10. save the date
  11. save the dates

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