rain buckets en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From figurative sense of pouring from buckets.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To rain heavily
After lunching, Caesar went out to post some cards, and as it was raining buckets, he took refuge in the arcades of the Piazza Esedra
1923, Pío Baroja, Caesar or Nothing:It was still raining buckets when he stepped into his house, even though the worst seemed almost over.
2018, Andrea Camilleri, The Pyramid of Mud, Penguin Books, page 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rains buckets | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| raining buckets | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rained buckets | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rained buckets | Tense=Past | lexicographic |