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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 ā€˜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 ā€˜take a rain check’. The expression ā€˜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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