How is “take a rain check” used?

In There's Something About Mary (1998), one line is: “Oh, piggyb... No. You know what? I'll take a rain check this time. Okay?”

Which movie is “take a rain check” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from There's Something About Mary (1998).

Oh, piggyb... No. You know what? I'll take a rain check this time. Okay?

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to refuse an offer or invitation but say that you might accept it later

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to refuse an offer or invitation but say that you might accept it later
That's very nice of you, thank you, but I'll take a rain check, as they say.
- I'll take a rain check. - [ Knocking ] - Oh. - Thank you, Jody.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版