*** TAKE A RAIN CHECK ***

If you take a rain check on something, you politely decline an offer now, suggesting you will accept it later.
(take a rain check + on something)

Can I take a rain check on that drink? I have to work late tonight.

I can't play tennis this afternoon but can I take a rain check?

Thanks for inviting me to dinner but can I take a rain check?

I'll take a rain check on that drink tonight, if that's all right.



ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE: When an American baseball game was rained out, those who had tickets were given a rain check which they could redeem at another game. The use of the term as early as 1884 gives some indication as to the popularity of the game in the U.S. even at that time.

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