Upper-Intermediate 💬 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs · #161 of 182

Idiom: Rain Check

a postponement of an offer

Examples

  • Can I take a rain check?

Key rules

  • A rain check means a postponement of an invitation
  • It is informal and comes from sports events
  • It is used when you accept an invitation for later: Can I take a rain check?
  • The verb is "take" or "get"

Common mistakes

  • Can I take the rain check? → Can I take a rain check?
💡 Tip: Use it politely when you cannot accept an invitation now.
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