Sweat trickled down her forehead like rain.

Meaning: This means that the person was sweating a lot, and the sweat was running down their forehead like raindrops.

Choice of Words: Sweat is a liquid that comes out of the skin when a person is hot or nervous, and trickled means to flow slowly in drops. Down means from a higher to a lower place, and forehead is the part of the face above the eyes. Like means similar to, and rain is water that falls from the sky.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

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• Sweat drips down my face after a workout.
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