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rain check

a polite refusal with a promise to accept later

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In more detail

1. (idiom) a promise to do something at a later time because you cannot do it now

2. (noun) a ticket or pass that allows you to attend an event at a future date if the original event is canceled or postponed due to rain

Examples

• 1. I can't go to the movie tonight, but can we take a rain check for next weekend?
• 2. When the baseball game was rained out, fans received a rain check to watch another game later.

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