save for a rainy day

English

Verb

save for a rainy day (third-person singular simple present saves for a rainy day, present participle saving for a rainy day, simple past and past participle saved for a rainy day)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To keep some money back for possible expensive problems in the future.

Related terms

• save something for a rainy day

References

• “save for a rainy day”, in Collins English Dictionary.