To rain heavily in long streaks.
bucket down
To rain heavily.
the king is dead, long live the king
Said when someone has stepped down or something is succeeded by someon …
grind down
To weaken someone's morale over a long period.
go down in flames
To fail miserably and with long-term consequences.
down for the count
Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
angle for farthings
To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end …