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Raining cats and dogs If it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining heavily. This is a rather old-fashioned expression, and you are probably more likely to read this metaphor in a book than to hear it said. Now, people are more likely to say, “it’s bucketing,” to mean raining heavily, suggesting bucketfuls of water pouring down. “Did you enjoy the picnic yesterday?”“No! We had to eat in the car. It was raining cats and dogs!”

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Metaphor	Raining cats and dogs
Question Meaning	What do you mean?
Meaning	If it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining heavily. This is a rather old-fashioned expression, and you are probably more likely to read this metaphor in a book than to hear it said. Now, people are more likely to say, “it’s bucketing,” to mean raining heavily, suggesting bucketfuls of water pouring down.
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Example	“Did you enjoy the picnic yesterday?” “No! We had to eat in the car. It was raining cats and dogs!”

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