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Idioms and Phrases

A time of need or trouble, as in We knew a rainy day would come sooner or later . This idiom is often used in the context of save for a rainy day , which means to put something aside for a future time of need. [Late 1500s]
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Example Sentences

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On one rainy day, a man with a large black umbrella trailed Mr. Takemoto around the softball field, ensuring he stayed dry.

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Once, on a rainy day, a rock slipped off a truck bed in front of him, sending his motorcycle toppling.

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But a few weeks after lockdown began, she was able to bring home some new books for Ian, who fell in love with “Mowgli’s Rainy Day,” a story set in the world of “The Jungle Book,” and “Patitas Sucias,” or “Dirty Paws,” which follows the shenanigans of a messy dog.

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On a rainy day, a dark day, or a sunny one; an undamaged bumper; or one that needs three hours of repair.

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Amy Jackson, an early-education instructor at the Center School in Greenfield, Mass., remembers one rainy day a few years ago when she was outside with her students.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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