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  2. Raining cats and dogs - Wikipedia

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    The English-language idiom "raining cats and dogs" or "raining dogs and cats" is used to describe particularly heavy rain. It is of unknown etymology and is not necessarily related to the raining animals phenomenon. [1] The phrase (with "polecats" instead of "cats") has been used at least since the 17th century. [2] [3]

  3. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An English language idiom and a colloquial phrase meant to describe a person who acts superior, or one who behaves as if they are more important than others. [69] put the cat among the pigeons: To create a disturbance and cause trouble [70] raining cats and dogs: Raining very hard or strongly [71] right as rain

  4. Symphony in Slang - Wikipedia

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    Outside it is 'raining cats and dogs'. He 'feels blue', and 'everything looks black', but he 'carries on'. After moving to 'the thousand islands' and becoming a 'beach comber', he still misses Mary, and a tear 'runs down his cheek'. He 'sends her a cable', and she responds with a 'wire'.

  5. Raining cats and dogs: A different kind of children's ... - AOL

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    The children who came to Adelaide's 6th birthday party didn't bring her any presents. It's a party that she'll never forget.What the children who joined her, and her 3-year-old brother Calvin ...

  6. 23 Of The Funniest Tweets About Cats And Dogs This Week (Nov ...

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    If you feel like you’ve been working like a dog, let us offer you the internet equivalent of a big pile of catnip: hilarious tweets about pets. We Shih Tzu not.

  7. Category:Metaphors referring to dogs - Wikipedia

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    The dogs of war (phrase) G. Give a dog a bad name and hang him ... Man bites dog; Man's best friend; Matthew 7:6; Mongrel complex; R. Raining cats and dogs; Running ...

  8. 24 Of The Funniest Tweets About Cats And Dogs This Week (Nov ...

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    Met a drunk girl earlier who had a “half therapy dog” bc it had gone through part of the therapy dog training and then just decided to become a regular dog — Karen, Esq. (@comradeflirty ...

  9. Weather lore - Wikipedia

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    Cats and dogs eat grass before a rain. While it is true that cats and dogs eat grass, it has nothing to do with the weather and is because cats and dogs are not exclusively carnivorous. Some researchers believe that dogs eat grass as an emetic when feeling ill. [36] [citation needed]