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a proper downpour
extremely heavy rain
A proper downpour is a period of very heavy rain.
Hear it in real life
Why are your shoes covered in mud?
I got caught in a proper downpour on the way here.
We were halfway home when a proper downpour started.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a heavy rain
Say: heavy rain; a proper downpour
Use "heavy rain" without an article, or use the count noun "a proper downpour"; do not combine "a" with "heavy rain" in this meaning.
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How it fits in a sentence.
have a proper downpour; get caught in a proper downpour
Your turn: say it out loud
We were halfway home when a proper downpour started.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a proper downpour
extremely heavy rain
“We were halfway home when a proper downpour started.”
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