I'll take a rain check

An expression indicating that one is refusing an offer or invitation but with the hope or promise that it can be postponed or accepted at a later date or time. I'm sorry, but I'll take a rain check for dinner this Saturday. Would next weekend work for you?

See also: check, rain, take

take a rain check

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, but I'll have to take a rain check for dinner this Saturday. Would next weekend work for you?

See also: check, rain, take

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take a rain check

(on something) Go to a rain check (on something).

See also: check, rain, take

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

take a rain check

INFORMAL

If you tell someone you will take a rain check, you are saying that you will not accept their offer now but that you might accept it at a different time. I'm sorry, Mimi, I'm just too exhausted to go out tonight. Could I take a rain check? She says she'd like to take a rain check on it and do it in May. Note: This expression refers to baseball. If a baseball game was cancelled because of rain, people were entitled to see another game by showing their original ticket or receipt. This ticket was called a rain check.

See also: check, rain, take

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

take a rain check

said when politely refusing an offer, with the implication that you may take it up at a later date. North American

A rain check is a ticket given to spectators at US sporting events enabling them to claim a refund of their entrance money or gain admission on another occasion if the event is cancelled because of rain. The rain-check system is mentioned as operating in US sports grounds in the late 19th century; the figurative use of the word dates from the early 20th century.

See also: check, rain, take

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

take a ˈrain check (on something)

(informal, especially American English) used to refuse an offer or invitation but to say that you will accept it later: ‘Would you like to try that new restaurant tonight?’ ‘I’m afraid I’m busy tonight, but can I take a rain check?’A rain check was originally a ticket that was given to spectators at an outdoor event if it was cancelled or interrupted by rain. They could then use this ticket at a future event.

See also: check, rain, take

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

I'll get a rain check
take a rain check
if looks could kill
if looks could kill...
look daggers at, to
no questions asked
stuff you

词组	I'll take a rain check
释义	I'll take a rain check I'll take a rain check An expression indicating that one is refusing an offer or invitation but with the hope or promise that it can be postponed or accepted at a later date or time. I'm sorry, but I'll take a rain check for dinner this Saturday. Would next weekend work for you? See also: check, rain, take take a rain check 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, but I'll have to take a rain check for dinner this Saturday. Would next weekend work for you? See also: check, rain, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. take a rain check (on something) Go to a rain check (on something). See also: check, rain, take McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. take a rain check INFORMAL If you tell someone you will take a rain check, you are saying that you will not accept their offer now but that you might accept it at a different time. I'm sorry, Mimi, I'm just too exhausted to go out tonight. Could I take a rain check? She says she'd like to take a rain check on it and do it in May. Note: This expression refers to baseball. If a baseball game was cancelled because of rain, people were entitled to see another game by showing their original ticket or receipt. This ticket was called a rain check. See also: check, rain, take Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. take a rain check said when politely refusing an offer, with the implication that you may take it up at a later date. North American A rain check is a ticket given to spectators at US sporting events enabling them to claim a refund of their entrance money or gain admission on another occasion if the event is cancelled because of rain. The rain-check system is mentioned as operating in US sports grounds in the late 19th century; the figurative use of the word dates from the early 20th century. See also: check, rain, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary take a ˈrain check (on something) (informal, especially American English) used to refuse an offer or invitation but to say that you will accept it later: ‘Would you like to try that new restaurant tonight?’ ‘I’m afraid I’m busy tonight, but can I take a rain check?’A rain check was originally a ticket that was given to spectators at an outdoor event if it was cancelled or interrupted by rain. They could then use this ticket at a future event. See also: check, rain, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: I'll get a rain check take a rain check if looks could kill if looks could kill... look daggers at, to no questions asked stuff you
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