Question

    Each of the following five items carries a phrase/idiom.

    Select the correct answer out of the four given choices (a), (b), (c) or (d) which conveys the closest meaning of the given phrase/idiom. To take a rain-check
    A To decline an offer but promise to accept it later. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B To go through the weather report. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C To proceed on sightseeing. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D To take to farming as a source of livelihood. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    To take a rain-check means an offered or requested postponement of an invitation until a more convenient, usually unspecified time.

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