It is raining buckets outside right now.
rain buckets
idiomTo rain heavily
Origin
disputed originFrom figurative sense of pouring from buckets.
We had to cancel the outdoor picnic because it started raining buckets in the afternoon.
Although the weather forecast promised clear skies, it began raining buckets just as the wedding ceremony commenced in the garden.
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holy buckets
An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
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make it rain
To bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activity.
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pleasure and pain
[Cockney slang]rain
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rain cats and dogs
To rain very heavily.
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rain death
To cause severe harm or violence.
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rain down
To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.
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rain fire and brimstone
To send horror or destruction.
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rain off
to cancel (an event) due to excessive rain