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    What is the meaning of the idiom 'Raining cats and dogs?'

    Question #102440. Asked by jmangeli. (Jan 19 09 12:48 AM)


    pollucci19

    		Essentially it means ‘raining heavily’.

    It probably stemmed back to seventeenth century England. During heavy downpours it was not unusual to see dead cats and/or dogs being swept past by run-off.

    http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/raining%20cats%20and%20dogs.html



    Jan 19 09, 12:54 AM

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