stream down (on someone or something)

stream down (on someone or something)
stream down (on someone or something)
[for a liquid or light] to flow downward onto someone or something. •

The water streamed down on all of them.

The light broke through the clouds and streamed down on all of them.

The waterfall streamed down and soaked them all.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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