What does "throwing it down" mean?

raining heavily Intense rainfall, as if someone is throwing water from above.

How do you use "throwing it down" in a sentence?

It's throwing it down out there! We can't leave yet - it's throwing it down. It was throwing it down all weekend.

Slang Term British Unknown informal

含义: raining heavily

下大雨

lloviendo a cántaros

土砂降り

비가 억수같이 쏟아지는

Intense rainfall, as if someone is throwing water from above.

像是有人从上面往下泼水一样的大雨。

Lluvia intensa, como si alguien estuviera tirando agua desde arriba.

まるで上から水をぶちまけているかのような激しい雨。

마치 누군가 위에서 물을 퍼붓는 것처럼 비가 세차게 내리는 것을 뜻한다.

It's throwing it down out there!
外面下得好大！
¡Está lloviendo a cántaros ahí fuera!
外はものすごい土砂降りだよ！
밖에 비가 억수같이 쏟아지고 있어!
We can't leave yet - it's throwing it down.
还不能走——外面在下大雨。
No podemos salir todavía, está diluviando.
まだ出られないよ——土砂降りだから。
아직 나갈 수 없어—비가 억수같이 오고 있거든.
It was throwing it down all weekend.
整个周末都在下大雨。
Estuvo lloviendo a mares todo el fin de semana.
週末ずっと土砂降りだった。
주말 내내 비가 억수같이 쏟아졌어.

语境: weather, casual

语气: emphatic

British expression describing rain so heavy it seems to be thrown from the sky.

Era: timeless

Generation: all ages

Social background: all