to get drenched / soaked – to get very wet.
- Ekrem left her coat at home and got drenched in the cloudburst.
- The children had great fun playing in the rain but got soaked to the skin.
rainy day – a day when it rains a lot.
- I quite like a rainy day as I can be lazy and cuddle up by the fire with a good book.
a drop of rain – a small amount of rain.
- There was a drop of rain in the afternoon but it didn’t spoil our day out.
drizzle – very light rain.
- There was a bit of drizzle in the air as we set off on our walk but it didn’t come to
anything.
gentle rain – light rain.
- The gentle rain was quite welcome at the end of a long, hot day as it really cooled
the air.
shower (of rain) – a quick, light rainstorm.
- It was only a shower of rain so we didn’t get too wet.
- It was only a quick shower so we didn’t get too wet.
to get caught in the rain – to be outside when it rains unexpectedly.
- Meena was soaked through having got caught in the rain without a coat on.
to be rained off – to be cancelled or postponed because it’s raining or expected to
rain.
- The pupils were looking forward to the school sports day but sadly it got rained off.
let up – to stop raining.
- We’ll go out for a walk if there’s a let up in the rain.
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