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Pleasure and pain

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

rain


Origin

Both a matter of pleasure for gardeners and pain for sufferers from rheumatism.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    make it rain

    To bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activity.

  2. 02

    rain buckets

    To rain heavily

  3. 03

    rain cats and dogs

    To rain very heavily.

  4. 04

    rain death

    To cause severe harm or violence.

  5. 05

    rain dogs and cats

    Alternative form of rain cats and dogs.

  6. 06

    rain down

    To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.

  7. 07

    rain fire and brimstone

    To send horror or destruction.

  8. 08

    rain off

    to cancel (an event) due to excessive rain

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