make it rain

slang To throw or drop dollar bills in a show of wealth. Let's make it rain at the club tonight, fellas!

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You cannot make something out of nothing; if you are going to make it rain, there must be water in the atmosphere to begin with.

Rain and the human factor

Not far from the border of Texas, Dan Breed thinks he can make it rain. A meteorologist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Breed is sending airplanes into clouds 10,000 feet above Earth's surface, and setting off fireworks in hopes of getting water to the thirsty fields below.

Flying rain dance

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