Idiom
rain stopped play
Meaning
The cessation of an activity or operation due to rain (by analogy with cricket).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The rain stopped play during our tennis match.”
“We were winning the game, but the rain stopped play just before the final set.”
“Although the tournament organizers hoped to finish the final round today, the heavy rain stopped play, forcing a postponement until tomorrow morning.”
Examples
simple
“The rain stopped play during our tennis match.”
contextual
“We were winning the game, but the rain stopped play just before the final set.”
complex
“Although the tournament organizers hoped to finish the final round today, the heavy rain stopped play, forcing a postponement until tomorrow morning.”
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