rain buckets

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Definition

Verb phrase: To rain very heavily; to pour.

Usage

This phrase is used informally to describe a sudden, intense downpour of rain. It emphasizes the volume and force of the rainfall, as if buckets of water were being emptied from the sky.

Examples
  • Look at the sky; it's about to rain buckets.
  • We had to pull over because it started to rain buckets.
  • It's raining buckets out there, so the picnic is canceled.
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase is often used in the continuous/progressive tense ("is raining buckets").
  • It can be used in the past tense to describe a remembered event ("It rained buckets all afternoon").
Variants and Related Words
  • Pour (verb): To rain heavily. (e.g., It's pouring.)
  • Buckets down (verb phrase, chiefly British): A synonymous informal phrase for heavy rain.
  • Torrential rain (noun phrase): A more formal description for very heavy rain.
Synonyms
  • Pour
  • Rain cats and dogs
  • Come down in sheets
  • Teem
Related Idioms
  • Rain cats and dogs: An idiom with the same meaning as "rain buckets."
    • We can't go out; it's raining cats and dogs.
Verb
  1. rain heavily
    • Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!

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