Rain fell in sheets.

Meaning: Water from the clouds was falling heavily and continuously, like a large, flat piece of cloth or paper.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the clouds in drops. Sheets are large, flat pieces of cloth or paper. When rain falls in sheets, it means it is falling heavily and continuously, like a sheet of water.

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Related Expressions

• The rain fell in sheets from the sky.
• The rain fell in sheets.
• Rain poured down in sheets.
• The rain poured down in sheets, obscuring the view.
• The rain poured down in sheets.
• The rain was coming down in sheets.
• The boy looked out the window, watching the rain fall in sheets.
• He made his bed with fresh sheets.
• Bed is made with fresh sheets.
• Fresh sheets invited rest for weary travelers.