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pour with rain

rain very heavily

To rain very heavily.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

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Shall we walk to the station?

Not while it's pouring with rain.

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It was pouring with rain when I left the office.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: It is pouring of rain.

Say: It is pouring with rain.

In this mainly British expression, use “with” after “pouring,” not “of.”

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How it fits in a sentence.

it is pouring with rain; it was pouring with rain

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It was pouring with rain when I left the office.

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

pour with rain

rain very heavily

“It was pouring with rain when I left the office.”

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