There may have been times where you have heard someone use the phrase raining cats and dogs in a conversation but what does this saying mean? We are going to look at the meaning of this term as well as looking at where it originally came from. We will also look at some examples of the phrase being used in day to day conversation.
Raining Cats and Dogs
Raining Cats and Dogs Meaning
The term raining cats and dogs refers to a very heavy downpour of rain.
Origin of this idiomatic expression
The Greek term Cata Doxa, which refers to something unbelievable may be responsible for the English idiom raining cats and dogs since the phrase sounds like cats and dogs and refers to an unbelievable amount of rain.
“Raining Cats and Dogs” Examples
Examples in Statements
We are now going to look at some examples of sentences in which the term raining cats and dogs might be found.
The first is a statement from a weather report.
- The storm continues to rage on, just take a look outside, it is still raining cats and dogs.
The second statement is being made in a blog post.
- The trip to India was nothing short of amazing but the weather could have been better, it rained cats and dogs for most of the time that I was there.
Conversation Examples
There are many times in which the term raining cats and dogs might be seen in a conversation. Let’s take a look at some examples of this.
The first conversation is happening between two friends.
- Person 1: “Did you have a good trip to the beach?”
- Person 2: “Not really, it was raining cats and dogs all day so we had to come home early.”
The second conversation is taking place between a husband and wife.
- Person 1: “Shall we go out for dinner tonight?”
- Person 2: “Yes but only if the weather gets better. Look outside.”
- Person 1: “Oh yes, it’s raining cats and dogs out there.”
Other Ways to Say the Idiom
There are multiple other ways in which you can express the meaning of the term raining cats and dogs.
Here are some examples of other things you might say which carry the same meaning.
- Raining bucket loads
- Raining pitchforks and hammer handles
- Deluges of rain
- Heavy downpour
- Raining extremely heavily
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Last Updated on March 23, 2020