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beat down on

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beat down on someone/something
to come from the sky with great force. We lay in bed listening to the rain beat down on the metal roof. Even early in the day a blazing sun beat down on them without mercy.
Usage notes: said about rain and sun
See also: beat, down


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The sun-baked streets seemed to give back the heat that had beat down on them during the day, and the passers-by dragged their feet along them wearily.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
And worst of all, we had no water to quench our thirst, and for two days the sun beat down on us, and there was no shade.
South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context
The sun no longer beat down on the face of the waters.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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