caer a plomo

Spanish

Verb

caer a plomo (first-person singular present caigo a plomo, first-person singular preterite caí a plomo, past participle caído a plomo)

1. (intransitive, literal) to plummet; fall quickly
2. (intransitive, figurative) to plummet
3. (intransitive, of the sun) to beat down
4. (intransitive, of the rain) to lash down; to pour down

Further reading

• “caer a plomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10