Rain fell from clouds like tears.

Meaning: This means the rain was falling from the clouds in small drops, just like tears fall from eyes when someone is crying.

Choice of Words: Rain is water falling from the sky. Fell means to drop or move downwards. Tears are drops of water that come from the eyes when someone is crying. When we say "Rain fell from clouds like tears," we are comparing the way rain falls from clouds to the way tears fall from eyes.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Rain fell hard, like tears from the sky.
• The rain fell down like tiny tears.
• Rain fell down like tears from the sky.
• Rain fell from the sky like tears.
• Rain fell like silent tears.
• Rain fell like tears from the weeping sky.
• Rain fell like tears.
• The rain fell gently like tears from the sky.
• Rain fell like tears from stormy sky.
• Rain fell softly like tiny tears.