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rain be as right as rain be perfectly fit and well.
come rain or shine whether it rains or not; whatever the weather.
rain before seven, fine before eleven traditional weather saying, mid 19th century.
rain cats and dogs rain very heavily; the phrase is first recorded in 1738, used by Jonathan Swift, but the variant
rain dogs and polecats was used earlier in Richard Brome'
The City Witt (1653). The origin is not known, although explanations adduced include a connection with the supernatural (cats were associated with witches, believed to be able to raise storms), as well as the suggestion that in earlier times heavy rain would have resulted in the bodies of drowned dogs and cats floating in the streets and gutters. Cats and dogs are also proverbial for the enmity between them.
rain on someone's parade in North American usage, prevent someone from enjoying an event; spoil someone's plans.
take a rain check said when politely refusing an offer, with the implication that one may take it up at a later date (a
rain check is a ticket given for later use when a sporting fixture or other outdoor event is interrupted or postponed by rain).
See also
blessed are the dead that the rain rains on,
if in February there be no rain,
rains,
rainy,
Saint Swithin's day, if thou be fair.
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RAIN ENCOURAGES IMAGINATION TO BLOSSOM.(Neighbors West)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 10/17/2002; 700+ words
; Pupils at West Genesee Middle School submitted the following poems. Rain When I think of rain I see Kids playing in puddles of rain When I think of rain I hear Cars racing through the puddles in the roads When I think of rain...
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Rain, rain go away, for we cannot stand another day
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 9/19/2008; 700+ words
; Rain in the garden, rain in the skies, rain on the cheeks and...And thus it goes, in every season, the rains increase beyond all reason; so it really...speak for all who daily shiver beneath the rain-clouds' arrowed quiver. I have no...
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Rain, rain go away, and don't come back
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 9/19/2008; ; 700+ words
; Rain in the garden, rain in the skies, rain on the cheeks and...And thus it goes, in every season, the rains increase beyond all reason; so it really...speak for all who daily shiver beneath the rain-clouds' arrowed quiver. I have no...
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Rain Flow USA Inc.(2005 Manufacturers Spotlight)(Rain Flow USA Inc.'s Rain Flow Total Gutter Protection solves gutter clogging)
Magazine article from: Roofing Contractor; 1/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...easy for you to add to your product line. Rain Flow Total Gutter Protection solves the...and can also result in leaky basements. Rain Flow puts an end to clogged gutters. Cost...are going to offer to your customers. Rain Flow installs in existing or new 5-and...
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RAIN FROM SKY HAS CORN AS HIGH AS ELEPHANT'S EYE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 7/21/1989; 623 words
; ...corn is 7 to 8 feet tall - thanks to welcome rain in recent weeks and in early June. Weather...good shape," Herlitz said Thursday. The rain gauge outside his home recorded 1.1 inches of rain overnight when he checked it about 9 a.m...
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Rain Gauge and Disdrometer Measurements during the Keys Area Microphysics Project (KAMP)
Magazine article from: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...impact disdrometers and 27 tipping bucket rain gauges were operated at 11 different sites...the Keys Area Microphysics Project. The rain gauge and disdrometer network was designed...disdrometers were also collocated with rain gauges. Overall the experiment was quite...
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Oceanic rain column height derived from SSM/I
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT The climatology of oceanic rain column height derived from 12 years (July...annual mean, the SSM/I-derived oceanic rain height shows a maximum of about 4.7 km...the midlatitude storm track regions. The rain heights estimated from the morning passes...
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Detectable rain range of spaceborne Ka-band radar estimated from TRMM precipitation radar data
Magazine article from: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...expected to be one of the next-generation spaceborne rain radars. The effect of rain attenuation at higher-frequency (35 GHz) radar...about 10 dBZ, the missing fraction of near-surface rain due to attenuation degrading the signal below the...
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RAIN GOOD NEWS FOR WHEAT PLANTERS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...based at Vernon. The rain won't make much difference...the Rolling Plains got rain, with the better rains east of Lubbock, said...WEST: Widely scattered rain, from 0.5 inch to 3...short to surplus. Heavy rains interfered with the harvesting...
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It rains more or less in Uttar Pradesh
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 7/21/2007; 537 words
; ...Kanpur City too received excess rain. It received 233.5 mm against...there may not be significant rain anywhere in the state. The system that had been giving rain to the entire state has weakened, but it may still give some rains before it completely dies down...
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rain
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...rain be perfectly fit and well. come rain or shine whether it rains or not; whatever the weather. rain before...See also blessed are the dead that the rain rains on , if in February there be no rain , rains , rainy , Saint Swithin's day, if thou...
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Rain Forest
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Rain forest Rain forests are ecosystems characterized by high annual precipitation and an...microorganisms in a region considered together with their environment.) Rain forests can be found in both tropical and temperate regions. (Temperate...
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Rain Forests
Book article from: Plant Sciences
Rain Forests Since rainfall controls tropical vegetation in the tropics, rain forest types may be classified with reference to local...include lowland, montane , subtropical, and temperate rain forests. Their common features are at least 1,500...
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Rain Bird Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Rain Bird Corporation 145 North Grand Avenue Glendora...Telephone: (626) 963-9311 Toll Free: (800) RAIN BIRD Fax: (626) 335-1865 Web site: http...Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Rain Bird Corporation is the largest manufacturer...
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Rain in the Face
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Rain in the Face Rain in the Face (c.1835 – 1905), also called Itonagaju, was...both Custer and his brother were killed. The warrior was known as Chief Rain in the Face, and as he had no chiefs on either side of his family...
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