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come down hard

rain heavily

If rain comes down hard, it falls heavily and strongly.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Should we walk home?

Not now - it's coming down hard.

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The rain came down hard just as we were leaving the stadium.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The rain came hard down.

Say: The rain came down hard.

Keep the phrasal verb together as "come down" and put "hard" after it.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

the rain comes down hard; it came down hard

Your turn: say it out loud

The rain came down hard just as we were leaving the stadium.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

come down hard

rain heavily

“The rain came down hard just as we were leaving the stadium.”

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