Caroline Clark in Saturday Evening Post

What a lot of people are saving for a rainy day is somebody else's umbrella.

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daylight saving time

[daylight saving time] also [daylight saving] or [daylight time] or [fast time] {n.} A way of keeping time in summer that is one or two hours ahead of standard time. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

rainy day

[rainy day] {n.} A time of need; especially: a time when you really need money. * /Squirrels gather acorns for a rainy day./ * /Each week Mrs. Carlson saved a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good evening

[good evening] {interj.} Hello or goodbye. - Used as a formal greeting or salute when you meet or leave someone in the evening. * /When the TV program began, an […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

saving grace

[saving grace] {n. phr.} A single good attribute; a redeeming quality. * /Felicity is not very attractive but her intelligence and wit are her saving grace./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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