Rain-cheque definition
(idiomatic) Any postponement, especially of an offer.
The Sternwoods have money. All it has bought them is a rain cheque. - "The Big Sleep", by Raymond Chandler.
Your son can't make it, he says he'll take a rain cheque. - "Rocky Balboa"
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Noun
Singular:
rain-cheque
Plural:
rain-cheques