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
Laila (2)	LIE-lah	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Martina	mahr-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Dutch), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)	German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancien
Yo'ash	-	Biblical Hebrew
Romilda	-	Italian, Ancient Germanic
Roffe	-	Swedish
EmİN	-	Turkish