Idioms Entry 296 / 1011 60-second read

Raining Cats vs. Dogs

Raining very heavily; a downpour.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Cats and dogs fell from the sky.

✓ Correct

It's raining cats and dogs out there — don't forget your umbrella.

The ruleii

RAINING CATS AND DOGS = heavy rain.

Obviously, animals don't literally fall from clouds.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Imagine how wet cats and dogs would be in such a storm.

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