Rain poured down in sheets.

Meaning: It was raining very hard.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky. Poured means to flow or fall heavily. Sheets are large pieces of cloth. So, the sentence means that the rain was falling very heavily, like it was coming down in large pieces.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The rain poured down in sheets, obscuring the view.
• The rain poured down in sheets.
• The rain was coming down in sheets.
• The rain fell in sheets from the sky.
• Rain fell in sheets.
• The rain fell in sheets.
• The boy looked out the window, watching the rain fall in sheets.
• The rain poured down heavily, creating puddles.
• Rain poured down from the gray clouds.
• The heavy rain poured down from the dark clouds.