Rain Cats And Dogs (Verb)
Meaning
Rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- It's raining cats and dogs outside, I'm not sure if we should still go to the park.
- The storm warning said it's going to rain cats and dogs all weekend, let's postpone the outdoor party.
- I'm not going out in this mess, it's raining cats and dogs and I just got my hair done.
- The weather forecast said it will rain cats and dogs by five o'clock, we should leave the office now.
- On a day when it's raining cats and dogs, all I want to do is curl up with a good book and a warm cup of coffee.