heavens opened

the heavens opened

A downpour began. We had to postpone our baseball game because the heavens opened as soon as we got on the field.See also: heaven, open

heavens opened

Fig. It started to rain heavily. The heavens opened, and we had to run for cover. We were waiting at the bus stop when the heavens opened.See also: heaven, open

the heavens opened

it started to rain suddenly and very heavily.See also: heaven, open