NEWSTALK 860 » expressions http://ksfa860.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Where Does the Saying 'Take a Raincheck' Come From? http://ksfa860.com/take-a-raincheck/ http://ksfa860.com/take-a-raincheck/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:18:51 +0000 Carl Pettit http://tsminteractive.com/?p=69596 When you say, “I’ll take a raincheck,” you’re telling someone that you can’t accept his or her offer or invitation now, but you’d be happy to accept it down the road. The phrase can also be used sarcastically, by letting someone know you’d prefer to delay something unpleasant until the future, or as a promise for out-of-stock goods.

But how did this expression make it into our lexicon?

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