Bucket down
verb
When it rains heavily.
We had to cancel our picnic because it was bucketing down.
Often appears as...
- it's bucketing down
- started to bucket down
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
verb
When it rains heavily.
We had to cancel our picnic because it was bucketing down.
Often appears as...
- it's bucketing down
- started to bucket down
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity
Use 'bucket down' to describe very intense, heavy rainfall, similar to a bucket of water being dumped.
I was soaked in seconds; it was bucketing down so hard!
Pro Tip 2/3Informal
'Bucket down' is informal, best used in casual conversations or personal writing, not formal situations.
I heard it's going to bucket down this weekend, so no beach for us.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The phrase evokes the image of water being poured from a bucket, emphasizing the rain's volume.
Look at the rain bucketing down outside; it's like a waterfall!
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity
Use 'bucket down' to describe very intense, heavy rainfall, similar to a bucket of water being dumped.
I was soaked in seconds; it was bucketing down so hard!
Pro Tip 2/3Informal
'Bucket down' is informal, best used in casual conversations or personal writing, not formal situations.
I heard it's going to bucket down this weekend, so no beach for us.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The phrase evokes the image of water being poured from a bucket, emphasizing the rain's volume.
Look at the rain bucketing down outside; it's like a waterfall!
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity
Use 'bucket down' to describe very intense, heavy rainfall, similar to a bucket of water being dumped.
I was soaked in seconds; it was bucketing down so hard!
Pro Tip 2/3Informal
'Bucket down' is informal, best used in casual conversations or personal writing, not formal situations.
I heard it's going to bucket down this weekend, so no beach for us.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The phrase evokes the image of water being poured from a bucket, emphasizing the rain's volume.
Look at the rain bucketing down outside; it's like a waterfall!
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