rain cats and dogs

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Verb rain cats and dogs has 1 sense

pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets - rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
--₁ is one way to rain, rain down
Sample sentence:
It was rain cats and dogsing all day long

Definitions from the Web

Rain Cats and Dogs

Part of Speech: Idiom

Senses:

1. Literal Sense

Definition: To rain heavily or intensely.

Sample Sentence: Don't forget your umbrella today, it's raining cats and dogs outside!

2. Figurative Sense

Definition: To rain very heavily or pour down.

Sample Sentence: The storm grew stronger, and soon it started to rain cats and dogs, flooding the streets.

3. Popular Usage

Definition: An idiom used to describe heavy or torrential rain.

Sample Sentence: As we were walking home, it began to rain cats and dogs, and we got completely drenched.

4. Local Usage

Definition: A unique phrase used by locals to describe a sudden rainstorm.

Sample Sentence: In our small town, when it starts to rain cats and dogs, everyone rushes to find shelter.

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