rain fire and brimstone

动词 v.
英 /ˈɹeɪn ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)(ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstəʊn/|/ɹeɪn ˈfaɪɹ(ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstəʊn/    美 /ˈɹeɪn ˈfaɪɚ(ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstoʊn/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To send horror or destruction. idiomatic,transitive
    — That day I raised my hand and swore obedience and loyalty to God, country and the Marine Corps, not necessarily in that order, and promised to rain fire and brimstone upon all enemies happened to be only two weeks after the buildup of troops began in Vietnam with the landing of the Ninth Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Da Nang on 9 March 1965.

词形变化

rains fire and brimstone present,singular,third-person raining fire and brimstone participle,present rained fire and brimstone participle,past rained fire and brimstone past

词源

A reference to the The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Psalms 11:6: “Upon the wicked hee [God] shall raine snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.”
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