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Ann225 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Rain down fire

Hi,

Can I say that ‘the planes rained fire down on the soldiers’ when they were shooting at them?

Thank you.

  

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What do the soldiers own?

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What do the soldiers own?

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Ann225Can I say that ‘the planes rained fire down on the soldiers’ when they were shooting at them?

You mean when the planes were shooting at the soldiers, I guess. Yes, but maybe "fire" is not the best word because it conjures actual flames. I've never heard of a flame-throwing airplane, but wouldn't that be horrific? And if the planes were using napalm, "

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