save/keep money for a rainy day

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save/keep money for a rainy day [idiom]

to save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly

Example: 

Luckily she had saved some money for a rainy day.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

save something for a rainy day

to save something, especially money, for a time when you will need it

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

save something for a rainy day

save, keep, etc. sth for a ˌrainy ˈday idiom

to save sth, especially money, for a time when you will really need it

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

save / keep money for a rainy day

to save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly:

Luckily she had saved some money for a rainy day.