make it rain

make it rain

slang To throw or drop dollar bills in a show of wealth. Let's make it rain at the club tonight, fellas!
See also: make, rain
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • drizzle down
  • pour rain
  • pouring rain
  • lash down on
  • lash down on (someone or something)
  • come in out of the rain
  • come rain or shine
  • risk of (some inclement weather)
  • risk of rain
  • drenched to the skin
References in periodicals archive
You cannot make something out of nothing; if you are going to make it rain, there must be water in the atmosphere to begin with.
Rain and the human factor
Not far from the border of Texas, Dan Breed thinks he can make it rain. A meteorologist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Breed is sending airplanes into clouds 10,000 feet above Earth's surface, and setting off fireworks in hopes of getting water to the thirsty fields below.
Flying rain dance