take a rain check

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别名

take a raincheck

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).

  2. 2.

    In social interactions, to request a deferred invitation, as a polite way to turn down an engagement, usually with the implication that one is simply postponing it and another time might be acceptable.

    比喻

    I can't go with you to the museum this Saturday, but can I take a rain check?