Meaning: You can say "it's raining cats and dogs" if it's raining very hard.
For example:
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We can't go now because it's raining cats and dogs.
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Why do people always use "it's raining cats and
dogs" as an example of an idiom? No-one actually uses it any more, do
they?
Origin: The first time this phrase appeared in
print was in Jonathan Swift’s "A Complete Collection of Polite and
Ingenious Conversation in 1738", in which he wrote, "I know Sir John
will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs". The phrase's
source before this time remains a mystery, despite the many theories that have
been put forward to explain its origin.
Quick Quiz:
It's raining cats and dogs, so
a.
watch out for
falling animals
b.
make sure you take
an umbrella
c.
keep your pets
inside
SOURCE: ENGLISHCLUB.COM |
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