rained down

Verb

rain down (third-person singular simple present rains down, present participle raining down, simple past and past participle rained down)

1. (intransitive) To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.
   • I'm soaking wet because it rained down on me.
2. (transitive) To let fall as, or like, rain.
   • In the latest supernatural incident, the sky rained down frogs.
3. (intransitive, with on or upon) To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely.
   • My wrath will rain down upon you.
4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.