rained\ out

rained\ out
adj
Stopped by rain.

The ball game was rained out in the seventh inning.

The Friday night rally in the stadium was rained out.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • rain out — verb prevent or interrupt due to rain The storm had washed out the game • Syn: ↑wash out • Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑keep • Verb Frames: Something s something * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) rained off — be ˌrained ˈoff derived (BrE) (NAmE be ˌrained ˈout) (of an event) to be cancelled or to have to stop because it is raining • The game has been rained off again …   Useful english dictionary

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