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    Where does the expression "It's raining cats and dogs" come from?

    Question #3230. Asked by Spacequeen. (Jun 13 00 9:48 PM)


    JSBach

    		At least 5 explanations. No. 1 : cats and dogs had an influence on storms in Nordic mythology. Check the rest out : http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/

    http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-rai1.htm

    Jun 14 00, 11:37 AM
    Quizter

    		The expression comes from early England where the peasants made the roofs of their houses out of straw. Dogs, cats and mice would sleep on the roof which was the warmest place they could find (they weren't allowed in the houses). When it rained a little bit more than a medium shower, the mice would fall of a run away. When it rained heavily, the cats and dogs fell off. If a peasant were to look out it would have seemed it had been raining cats and dogs.

    http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rai1.htm

    [Link added Feb. 20, 2008 by Zbeckabee]

    Jun 15 04, 5:21 PM

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