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rain pitchforks tr. to rain very hard and heavy.It rained pitchforks all day long.Every time I go out to rake leaves, it rains pitchforks.
rain Ⅰ verb► if it was raining ...I am extremely unlucky AUSTRALIA, 1965.► rain pups and pussiesto rain very hard US, 1990 Ⅱ ⇨ rain and pour; rain verb to snore. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
idiomrain► rain on sb's paradesb doesn't know enough to come in out of the rainused about someone who is not sensible about avoiding trouble or looking after himself or herself:Tom Cruise's girlfriend, played by the unfortunate Laura Joyce, is a woman who doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain.You can't go travelling round the world with Laurence. He doesn't have enough sense of self-preservation to come in out of the rain.it never rains but it pours(also when it rains it pours)spoken said when several things of a similar kind have happened to you all at once, especially when you are annoyed or surprised by this:I wanted to take the job, but as ever, it never rains but it pours, and I was already busy with a load of boring little projects.I can't believe that I hadn't even looked at a man in two years, and now I have three dates. When it rains it pours.rain or shine(also come rain or shine BrE)used in order to emphasize that something always happens, whether the weather is good or bad:Cindy walks two miles, rain or shine, during her lunch hour, as a way of beating the stress of office work.I was out every day before school, come rain or shine, making a bit of money as a paper boy.be (as) right as rain BrEBrEspoken to be and feel completely healthy:Don't worry, you'll be as right as rain in time for your son's wedding, if you take care of yourself now.I was right as rain on Wednesday, then the next day I was in bed and could hardly move - it's terrible, this flu.take a rain check (on sth) AmEAmEspoken used in order to tell someone that you cannot do something with them now, but you would like to do it at another time:"We're going out for dinner after work. Want to come?" "Sorry, I can't tonight - but I'll take a rain check.""Care for a drink?" "I'll take a rain check on it. I'm sure you'd rather be alone."Note In the US, a rain check is the part of a ticket to a sports event that you keep. If it rains, and the event cannot happen, you can use that part of the ticket to go to the event when it is played again later. phraserain[rained, rained, raining] rain down 1. rain down • rain down sth • rain sth down literary to fall in large quantities, or make something fall in large quantities: Falling debris rained down as firefighters in breathing apparatus fought the flames. Archers rained arrows down from the watchtower.+ on/upon I put my arms over my head as pieces of glass started to rain down on me.2. rain down • rain down sth • rain sth down literary if blows rain down on you, or if someone rains blows down on you, they hit you many times from above: Terry cried out in pain as a flurry of blows rained down on his back. Now the Cuban giant was standing over his opponent, raining down punches. be rained off BrE be rained out AmE be rained off/out if an event is rained off or rained out, it cannot take place or has to stop because there is too much rain: Last night's match with Manchester United was rained off. We had tickets to the Blue Jays game but it was rained out.
See:- (as) right as rain
- as right as rain
- be (as) right as rain
- be rained in
- be rained off
- be rained out
- Charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it
- come in out of the rain
- come in out of the rain, know enough to
- come rain or shine
- come rain, come shine
- get a rain check
- I'll get a rain check
- I'll take a rain check
- It never rains but it pours
- it's raining cats and dogs
- It's raining pitchforks
- it's raining pitchforks (and hammer handles)
- know enough to come in out of the rain
- make it rain
- not know enough to come in out of the rain
- pour rain
- pour with rain
- pouring rain
- rain cats and dogs
- rain check
- rain closet
- rain down
- rain down on
- rain down on (someone or something)
- rain in
- rain in on
- rain in on (someone or something)
- rain on
- rain on (one's) parade
- rain on (someone or something)
- rain on one's parade
- rain on parade
- rain on somebody's parade
- rain on someone/something
- rain on someone’s parade
- rain on someone's parade
- rain on someone's parade, to
- rain on somone's parade
- rain or shine
- rain out
- rain pitchforks
- rain stair-rods
- rained in
- raining cats and dogs, it's
- rain-off
- rainout
- right as rain
- risk of (some inclement weather)
- risk of rain
- take a rain check
- take a rain check, to
- take a ride to Tyburn
- when it rains, it pours
- win some, lose some
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