keep (something) for a rainy day
keep (something) for a rainy day
To reserve something, especially money, for use in a time or period of unforeseen difficulty, trouble, or need. I know you want to buy a new TV with your Christmas bonus, but you should really keep it for a rainy day. I keep a portion of my wages in a savings account each month for a rainy day.
See also: keep, rainy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- hold (something) back for a rainy day
- put (something) aside for a rainy day
- save (something) for a rainy day
- save for a rainy day
- save, keep, etc. it for a rainy day
- rainy
- rainy day, a
- a rainy day
- half the trouble of (something)
- mad money