rain out

Idioms  

1. Force the cancellation or postponement of some event owing to bad weather. For example, Our picnic was rained out, but we hope to have it next week. [1920s]

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rain out

The family covered up the broken windows with bin bags to keep the wind and rain out during the height of the storm.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025

“We still have a little bit of rain out there now so those totals could go up a bit,” Kittell said, but it won’t be by much.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025

In addition, sand clouds high up in the atmosphere rain out.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023

But those hefty drops are more likely to rain out of clouds.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

I blinked the rain out of my eyes.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan