rain or shine
Regardless of the circumstances; (more literally) regardless of the state of the weather.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We play soccer every Saturday, rain or shine.”
“The outdoor music festival will continue as planned, rain or shine, so bring your umbrella.”
“The dedicated gardener tends to his prize-winning roses every single morning, rain or shine, regardless of how exhausted he feels.”
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get one's shine box
Used as an insult.
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make hay while the sun shines
To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.
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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 buckets
To rain heavily
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026