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idiomtake a rain check (on sth) AmEAmEspoken used in order to tell someone that you cannot do something with them now, but you would like to do it at another time:"We're going out for dinner after work. Want to come?" "Sorry, I can't tonight - but I'll take a rain check.""Care for a drink?" "I'll take a rain check on it. I'm sure you'd rather be alone."Note In the US, a rain check is the part of a ticket to a sports event that you keep. If it rains, and the event cannot happen, you can use that part of the ticket to go to the event when it is played again later.
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