pour down

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle down

Meanings

1

Rain very heavily

Why “down”? Movement goes from high to low.

It's pouring down outside.
It's raining very heavily outside.
Rain poured down all morning.
Rain fell very heavily all morning.

Don't confuse with

pour downpour in

Pour down means rain very heavily. Pour in means arrive in large quantities.

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