scream down (on someone or something)
- scream down (on someone or something)
scream down (on someone or something)
Fig. [for something, such as birds or bombs] to dive down on someone or something, with a loud noise or very swiftly. •
The bombs screamed down on the helpless peasants.
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As the bombs screamed down, some people ran and some prayed.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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