Take a rain check
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4To decline an offer politely, hoping to accept it later
अभी नहीं, फिर कभी
He took a rain check and came the following week.
To take a rain check is a polite postponement.
Daily use: Rain check le lete hain.
कोई proposal आए तो कुछ लोग फटाक से हाँ बोल देते हैं, और कुछ politely कहते हैं, 'I will take a rain check today.' मतलब 'अभी नहीं, फिर कभी' — विनम्रता से मना करना।
When an offer comes, some people say yes at once; others politely say, 'I will take a rain check today.' It means 'not now, perhaps another time' — a polite refusal.
SSC में meaning 'offer या invitation को politely मना करना' दिया जाता है; decline और postpone करीब के options हैं, इसलिए पूरा meaning ध्यान से पढ़िए।
SSC gives the meaning 'to refuse an offer or invitation politely'; 'decline' and 'postpone' are close options, so read the full meaning carefully.