Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •The ashes from the erupting volcano rained on all the people fleeing the village.
•It rained on the fields until they were flooded.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rain on someone or something — Go to ain on someone’s parade … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rain on someone's parade — rain on someone’s parade mainly american informal phrase to do something to stop someone enjoying something good that is happening to them Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym Main entry: rain * * * informal prevent someone from… … Useful english dictionary
rain — [rān] n. [ME rein < OE regn, akin to Ger regen < IE base * rek̑ , var. of * reĝ , moist, wet > L rigare, to wet, moisten: see IRRIGATE] 1. water falling to earth in drops larger than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) that have been condensed from the… … English World dictionary
rain — rain1 [ reın ] noun *** uncount water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky: Drops of rain ran down the window pane. Outside the rain continued to fall steadily. heavy/torrential/pouring rain (=a lot of rain): Heavy rain has been forecast… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rain — I UK [reɪn] / US noun Word forms rain : singular rain plural rains *** a) [uncountable] water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky Drops of rain ran down the window pane. Outside the rain continued to fall steadily. heavy/torrential/pouring … English dictionary
rain — [[t]re͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ rains, raining, rained 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops. I hope you didn t get soaked standing out in the rain... A spot of rain fell on her hand. 2) N PLURAL: usu the N In… … English dictionary
rain on someone’s parade — AND rain on someone or something in. to spoil something for someone. □ I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong. □ She really rained on our parade. □ Did anyone rain on the meeting? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rain on someone's parade — mainly American informal to do something to stop someone enjoying something good that is happening to them … English dictionary
rain on someone's parade — rain on (someone s) parade to do something that spoils someone s plans. I m sorry to rain on your parade, but you re not allowed to have alcohol on the premises … New idioms dictionary
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rain on parade — rain on (someone s) parade to do something that spoils someone s plans. I m sorry to rain on your parade, but you re not allowed to have alcohol on the premises … New idioms dictionary
