save for a rainy day
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"Our data shows that finances are stretched for many - with some unable to save for a rainy day," said Sarah Pritchard, from the FCA.
From BBC • May 15, 2025
Although he lost his job with a messenger company in March, he had some money tucked away—a cushion he attributes to his grandmother, who always told him to save for a rainy day.
From Slate • Oct. 12, 2020
“I have a savings that we save for a rainy day and this is a rainy day,” said Father Vigil.
From Fox News • Apr. 4, 2020
For the same reason I want any other job: to make money to pay my bills, to save for a rainy day, etc.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2017
We must be like wolves to make anything we can save for a rainy day.
From Winnie Childs The Shop Girl by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
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