[as] right as rain - in excellent health or condition
I'll be as right as rain as soon as I take my pills.
come rain come shine, [come] rain or shine - whether there is rain or sun; whatever happens
He goes jogging every morning, rain or shine.
risk of rain - a chance of precipitation. [Used only in weather forecasting]
And for tomorrow, there is a slight risk of showers in the morning. There is a 50 percent risk of rain tonight.
rain of something - a large number of things falling from the sky at the same time
a rain of arrows/stones
take a rain check [on something] - to refuse an offer or invitation but say that you might accept it later
'Are you coming for a drink?' 'Can I take a rain check?I must get this finished tonight.'
It never rains but it pours - Good [or bad] things do not just happen a few at a time, but in large numbers all at once.
I can't believe this. This morning I had a flat tire. When I went to the garage to get the tire patched, I discovered I didn't have any money, and I couldn't even charge it because my credit card's expired. Jane: It never rains but it pours.
rain on someone's parade - to spoil something for somebody, to do something that spoils someone's plans
I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but you're not allowed to have alcohol on the premises.
rain [down] [on somebody/something] - to fall or to make something fall on somebody/something in large quantities
Bombs rained [down] on the city's streets.
be rained off/ out - [of an event] to be cancelled or to have to stop because it is raining
The game has been rained off again.
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