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    Question

    It's a tempting offer, but I'm afraid I'm going to have

    to place a rain check on that one. In each question below, a sentence is given with an idiom/phrase printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by four alternatives. Find out which option should replace the phrase/idiom given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark 5) as the answer.
    A make a rain check Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B take a rain clock Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C win a rain check Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D take a rain check Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct expression is ‘take a rain check’. The expression ‘take a rain check on something’ is used to tell someone that you cannot accept an invitation now, but would like to do so at a later time. It's a tempting offer, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to take a rain check on that one.

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