English Dictionary

rain fire and brimstone

/ˈɹeɪn ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ) (ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstəʊn/

verb

(transitive, idiomatic) To send horror or destruction.

The angry mob threatened to rain fire and brimstone on the corrupt politician.

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To send horror or destruction.

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.