something for a rainy day
Example Sentences
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This was insurance, something for a rainy day.
From Time Magazine Archive
To lay up something for a rainy day; to provide against a time of necessity or distress.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
He knew that Dan was a thrifty lad in spite of his laziness, and that he believed in laying by something for a rainy day.
From The Boy Trapper by Castlemon, Harry
"Lay by something for a rainy day," said a gentleman to an Irishman in his service.
From Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power by Marden, Orison Swett
Some of the older plantations paid dividends of 150 per cent, last year, and probably set aside something for a rainy day in addition.
From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Poe, Clarence Hamilton
