rainy day, a

Idioms  

1. A time of need or trouble, as in We knew a rainy day would come sooner or later. This idiom is often used in the context of save for a rainy day, which means to put something aside for a future time of need. [Late 1500s]

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rainy day, a

On one rainy day, a man with a large black umbrella trailed Mr. Takemoto around the softball field, ensuring he stayed dry.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

A full movie on a rainy day, a couple of half-hour TV shows before pickup?

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2019

On a rainy day, a succession of elegant customers trailed in and out as Dunne chatted about the store, providing a fine snapshot of the typical customer: well-turned-out, well-read, well-spoken.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2016

Surely you wonder how you could ever complain again—about a rainy day, a broken piece of china, or someone's unkind words.

From US News ● Aug. 9, 2011

On a misty or rainy day a number of children will shut themselves up in a stable or byre and proceed to make fire for the purpose of improving the weather.

From Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul by Sir James George Frazer