rain down

English

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Verb

rain down

  1. (intransitive) To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.
    I'm soaking wet because it rained down on me.
    In the latest supernatural incident, frogs rained down.
  2. (intransitive, with on or upon) To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely.
    My wrath will rain down upon you.
    The jeers rained down on me throughout my middle school years.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.

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