give a rain check

give a rain check
Digest 16/2002
(smb) - to accept a different time for an appointment from the original one; to request that an appointment be rescheduled

Thanks for asking me to have lunch with you today. Unfortunately, I'm busy. Can I take a rain check? I'm free for lunch almost any day next week.

The expression originates from baseball and other outdoor sporting events, in which rain checks are given if the game is canceled because of rain. The rain check entitles the spectator to see another game on another day free of charge.

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