It's chucking it down
Informal Neutral
What it really means
Raining very heavily. You will also hear "bucketing down" and "tipping it down" — the British have many phrases for heavy rain, for good reason.
Chinese explanation
雨下得很大、倾盆大雨。还会听到 bucketing down、tipping it down 等说法——英国人形容大雨的短语特别多，原因你懂的。
Example conversation
A: Shall we walk into town?
B: Have you seen outside? It's chucking it down.
A：我们走路进城吗？
B：你看外面了吗？大雨倾盆啊。
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