save something for a rainy day

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

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

Translations

Translations

French: mettre de côté (fr)
German: etwas auf die hohe Kante legen (de)
Spanish: guardar algo por si vienen mal dadas

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