rainy day
a time of need or emergency: saving money for a rainy day.
Origin of rainy day
1Other words from rainy day
- rainy-day, adjective
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How to use rainy day in a sentence
You can make a double batch and freeze half for a rainy day.
5 dinner recipes with leftovers that inspire another meal | Kari Sonde | September 29, 2021 | Washington PostTo get a quick history lesson on the area, stop at the Museum of Chincoteague Island, but save your visit for a rainy day, and don’t plan on spending more than an hour there.
On Virginia’s Chincoteague Island — all this and ponies, too | Nevin Martell | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostWhip it out of your full-size hauler for a summit push, or throw it on for a rainy day hike.
The contingencies companies had in place shifted from nice to have rainy day plans to actual plans that often needed to be ready to go when something went awry.
Marketing Briefing: One year into the pandemic, 4 ways work will remain changed for marketers and agency execs | Kristina Monllos | March 2, 2021 | DigidayCharlotte receives very little snow, and has about 7 to 10 rainy days each month.
Charlotte : Celebrating Diversity in the Queen City | LGBTQ-Editor | August 11, 2020 | No Straight News
There were mats everywhere and it was like a big rainy-day sleepover with most of the cast.
Orange Is the New Black’s Kimiko Glenn on Hippie Brook Soso and Chapel Sex with Natasha Lyonne | Marlow Stern | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOthers are essentially pocketing the cash, stowing it in rainy-day funds or using it to cope with higher spending requirements.
The Return of State Surpluses Could Point to More Growth to Come | Daniel Gross | April 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI left the pottering Cather to put ship-shape his cabin (as he now called it) for himself––a rainy-day occupation for aliens.
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman DuncanPaul and I had waited for storms to pass over before, and made excellent rainy-day friends.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard GlazierShe must have sold a bond left to her by a friend some years ago, which she called her rainy-day legacy.
The Pleasant Street Partnership | Mary F. LeonardThere also she placed the very considerable sum of money which she had just won at baccarat, to join the rainy-day fund.
Mammon and Co. | E. F. BensonThe rainy day I paid out, I was never more miserable in my life than I was after two miles.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider | W. H. L. Watson
British Dictionary definitions for rainy day
a future time of need, esp financial
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