[이디엄] raining cats and dogs 억수로 비가 쏟아지는

raining cats and dogs

Meaning | Synonyms

• too much heavy rain
• torrential rain
• very heavily raining
• raining tremendously

Example Sentences

1. It’s raining cats and dogs I am worried about how my kids will reach home.
2. It rains cats and dogs when the Monsoon comes in India.
3. How will you go to play Cricket today? It’s raining cats and dogs.
4. When we were returning from the picnic, it was raining cats and dogs.
5. I think it’s not safe to drive the car now – it’s raining cats and dogs.

Origin

“Raining cats and dogs” is a peculiar expression from the 17th century with uncertain origins. While we can’t be sure who coined the phrase first or what it originally meant, it’s probably not because the beloved pets fell from the sky.

As odd as it is, the phrase is prominent in almost every major dialect of English—from the roots of England to the United States and Canada, to even the multilingual Indian English and the blended Singlish from Singapore.

Source: theidioms.com