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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

save something for a rainy day en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To save something just in case one may need it.

Forms

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saving something for a rainy day Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saved something for a rainy day Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saved something for a rainy day Tense=Past lexicographic
saves something for a rainy day Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

save for a rainy day · war chest · safety cushion · nest egg

Translations (3)

fr mettre de côté (Translations) · de etwas auf die hohe Kante legen (Translations) · es guardar algo por si vienen mal dadas (Translations)