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pouring with rain
raining very heavily
If it is pouring with rain, very heavy rain is falling.
Hear it in real life
Are you still coming over?
Yes, but I'm waiting for the rain to ease because it's pouring with rain.
It was pouring with rain when I left the office.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It is pouring by rain.
Say: It is pouring with rain.
The fixed phrase uses “with” after “pouring,” not “by.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
it is pouring with rain; it was pouring with rain
Your turn: say it out loud
It was pouring with rain when I left the office.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pouring with rain
raining very heavily
“It was pouring with rain when I left the office.”
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