rain down

verb — 4 senses

rain down

verb
1

To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.

  • I'm soaking wet because it rained down on me.
2

To let fall as, or like, rain.

  • In the latest supernatural incident, the sky rained down frogs.
3

To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely.

With on or upon

  • My wrath will rain down upon you.
  • The jeers rained down on me throughout my middle school years.
4

Idiomatic To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.

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