rain buckets
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
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rain heavily
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