Rain out
To spoil something by raining. The music festival was rained out yesterday evening.
Rain or shine
No matter whether it rains or the sun shines.We plan to go to the beach tomorrow rain or shine.
Rain on (someone’s) parade
To spoil someone's plans, to prevent someone from enjoying something.I tried not to let my friend's bad mood rain on my parade during the... Read more →
A rain check
A promise to repeat an invitation at a later date.I did not have time to go to the restaurant with my friend so I decided to take a rain check.
A rain check
A free ticket to an event that replaces a ticket that has been cancelled because of rain or for some other reason.We received a rain check for... Read more →
Rain cats and dogs
To rain very hard.It has been raining cats and dogs all morning.
Rail at (someone) about (something)
To complain loudly to someone about something.The customer was railing at the clerk about the bad service.
Racked with pain
To be suffering from severe pain.The man was racked with pain after he fell from the ladder.
Rack one`s brains
To try hard to think of something or remember something.I have been racking my brains all day trying to remember the man's name.
Race against time
A rush to beat a deadline. It was a race against time to rescue the miners who were trapped in the mine.