beat down on



beat down on somebody/something

to come from the sky with great force We lay in bed listening to the rain beat down on the metal roof. Even early in the day a blazing sun beat down on them without mercy.
Usage notes: said about rain and sun
See also: beat, down, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Finees-Biblical Latin
Fidelmafi-DEL-maIrish
Eligiusze-LEEG-yuwshPolish
EleonÓRa-Hungarian
Bowen['bəuən]
Ubon-Thai