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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sams	[sæmz]
Bernard	bər-NAHRD (English), BUR-nərd (English), ber-NAHR (French), BER-nahrt (Polish, Croatian)	English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Noburu	no-boo-ṙoo	Japanese
MÄRta	-	Swedish
Diogenes	-	Ancient Greek
Apikalia	-	Hawaiian