Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing rain, including its inflections. Clear word filter
4 idioms
rain cats and dogs
CEFR B1to rain very heavily
Informal
rain on someone's parade
CEFR B2To spoil someone's plans or happiness.
Informal
take a rain check
CEFR B2to politely decline an invitation with the promise to accept later
Informal
when it rains it pours
CEFR C1when problems come, they come all at once
Informal