Raining cats and dogs

Raining cats and dogs

RAYN-ing KATS and DOGZ หˆreษชnษชล‹ kats ษ™nd dษ’ษกz
Phrase

Raining very heavily.

Example Sentences

"It's raining cats and dogs!"
"Started raining cats and dogs."

Etymology & History

British idiom for heavy rain. Origin uncertain.

Word Details

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Region
United Kingdom
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Era
1600s
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Language
none
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Formality
informal
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