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Meanings of rain cats and dogs in English

Portuguese
chover a cântaros
Catalan
diluviar

Rain heavily.

chover a cântaros

To rain heavily.

Usage of rain cats and dogs in English
1
It is very pleasant to walk there with a good catalogue, and make it rain cats and dogs outside.
Peter Ibbetson
2
It's not going to rain cats and dogs like the cricket commentators seem to think, but there is some rain...
The South African
3
It's raining cats and dogs; perfect weather to talk about holidays.
The Irish Times
4
It was raining cats and dogs, but we went swimming anyway.
The forgotten soldier
5
It's raining cats and dogs, and we can't get much wetter.
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
6
It was an appalling day - raining cats and dogs.
The Irish Times
7
What is the worst weather for rats and mice?-Whenit rains cats and dogs.
Games for All Occasions
8
Outside it was raining cats and dogs, and thin rivulets were trickling down the steps.
"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
9
Let's hope the weather plays ball and it rains cats and dogs all through May.
Radio NZ
10
It has been raining cats and dogs; the creek has overflowed and everything is under water.
Flowing Gold
11
She received a post-card:-Itwas raining cats and dogs when I got out of the train.
Spring Days
12
It has been raining cats and dogs, and Folkestone is what some people would call dreary.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
13
All yesterday it rained cats and dogs.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3
14
To-day it rains cats and dogs again.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3
15
High winds have battered the North Island and in the South, it's been raining cats and dogs.
Radio NZ
16
Is it really raining cats and dogs?
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus
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