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 Fri Jun 09, 2006 18:30 pm What does it mean if you say IT RAINS LIKE CATS AND DOGS? |
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Hi
The idiom "rain cats and dogs" means "to rain heavily".
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| Sat Mar 03, 2007 15:21 pm What does it mean if you say 'It rains like cats and dogs'? |
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| And what is the origin of the idiom ''it rains cats and dogs''? |
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Oksana
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| Sat Mar 03, 2007 15:21 pm What does it mean if you say 'It rains like cats and dogs'? |
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| Is it possible to say 'it pours cats and dogs'? |
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Oksana
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| Sat Mar 03, 2007 22:29 pm What does it mean if you say 'It rains like cats and dogs'? |
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| Oksana wrote: | | Is it possible to say 'it pours cats and dogs'? |
You can say it like that, although it isn't the usual collocation. Some other common expressions are:
- It's pouring
- It's throwing it down. |
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| Sun Mar 04, 2007 0:12 am What does it mean if you say 'It rains like cats and dogs'? |
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| Thanks for the reply |
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Oksana
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| Sun Mar 04, 2007 22:41 pm What does it mean if you say 'It rains like cats and dogs'? |
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| Oksana wrote: | | And what is the origin of the idiom ''it rains cats and dogs''? |
Hi Oksana,
Welcome to our community! You have asked a couple of very interesting questions. Conchita has already and answered them and if you want to know more about the origin of the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs", you should read this: Origin of the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs.
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