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come down in sheets
rain extremely heavily
If rain comes down in sheets, it falls extremely heavily, like a solid curtain of water.
Hear it in real life
Why are you soaked?
I got caught in rain that was coming down in sheets.
It was coming down in sheets, so we waited under the station roof.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It was raining in sheets down.
Say: It was coming down in sheets.
Use "in sheets" after "come down"; do not add another "down" after it.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the rain comes down in sheets; it was coming down in sheets
Your turn: say it out loud
It was coming down in sheets, so we waited under the station roof.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
come down in sheets
rain extremely heavily
“It was coming down in sheets, so we waited under the station roof.”
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