idiom
Raining cats and dogs
RAY-ning kats and dogz
/ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ənd dɒɡz/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Rainingcatsanddogs
Dictionary meaning
Raining very heavily.
Examples
- Take an umbrella — it’s raining cats and dogs.
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