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Definition for: rain cats and dogs

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English

Etymology

Possibly derived from cases where small fish, frogs, etc. have been reported to be deposited in rainstorms. Some cases are documented in Weird, Weird Rain; they may or may not be true, but the expression derives from the belief, not the fact. See also rain dogs and cats

Verb phrase

to rain cats and dogs ( see rain for inflections )

  1. ( idiomatic ) To rain very heavily.

Synonyms

Translations

  • Polish: leje jak z cebra
  • Portuguese: chover a cântaros ( Portugal ) , chover a potes ( Portugal ) , chover torrencialmente, cair um toró ( Brazil )
  • Romanian: a ploua cu găleata
  • Russian: лить как из ведра
  • Spanish: llover a cántaros
  • Swedish: ösregna
  • Vietnamese: trời mưa như trút

Other Translations for "rain cats and dogs"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Coderain cats and dogs
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Pig Latinainray atscay andway ogsday

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