Ara
to rain cats and dogs
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bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmur yağıyor, gök delinmek
to rain really hard
Idiom
InformalWhat is the origin of the idiom "rain cats and dogs" and when to use it?
The origin of the idiom "rain cats and dogs" may have derived from the Old English word "catadupe," meaning a waterfall or cataract, which later evolved into "cat-and-dog" rain. This idiomatic expression is used to describe heavy or torrential rainfall. It implies that the rain is falling with great intensity, often accompanied by a loud or forceful sound.
Örnek
We were planning a picnic, but it started raining cats and dogs, so we had to postpone it.
It's going to rain cats and dogs.
The rain was coming down in buckets, like it was raining cats and dogs, during the outdoor concert.
It rained cats and dogs, and the streets were flooded.
He struggled to grasp the true sense of the idiom "raining cats and dogs."
