2002 · Q18
To take a rain-check
General EnglishVocabulary
- ATo decline an offer but promise to accept it later.
- BTo go through the weather report.
- CTo proceed on sightseeing.
- DTo take to farming as a source of livelihood.
Explanation
'To take a rain-check' comes from baseball tickets: it means to decline an invitation or offer now but ask to take it up later. It has nothing to do with weather reports (B), sightseeing (C) or farming (D). Hence (A) is correct.