save money for a rainy day

Idioms In English

What Does “save money for a rainy day” mean?

Definition:

The phrase to save money for a rainy day is an idiomatic expression that means to reserve money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly.

Variations of this idiom include:

put something aside for a rainy day;
hold something back for a rainy day;
keep something for a rainy day.

Example(s)

A good manager has to save a little money for a rainy day.
I Kept some extra money for a rainy day.

This idiom is in the money category.
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