rain buckets
rain buckets · rains buckets · rained buckets · raining buckets
To rain heavilyTo rain heavily
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To rain heavily
rain heavily
Origin
From figurative sense of pouring from buckets.From figurative sense of pouring from buckets.
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Forms
rains buckets, raining buckets, rained buckets, rained buckets| Base form | rain buckets · to rain buckets |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rains buckets |
| Present participle | raining buckets |
| Past simple | rained buckets |
| Past participle | rained buckets |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- rain heavily:pourpeltstreamrain cats and dogs
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle