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saved something for a rainy day

saved something for a rainy day is the simple past and past participle of save something for a rainy day.

Meaning of save something for a rainy day

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.

Questions about saved something for a rainy day

What is saved something for a rainy day the simple past and past participle of?
Saved something for a rainy day is the simple past and past participle of save something for a rainy day.

Words near saved something for a rainy day in the dictionary

  1. saved over
  2. saved someone's bacon
  3. saved someone's face
  4. saved someone's life
  5. saved someone's skin
  6. saved something for a rainy day
  7. saved the day
  8. saved the furniture
  9. saved up
  10. saved versus
  11. saved vs.

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