“Cats” and “Dogs” idioms in English

What is the meaning of the idiom
'It's raining cats and dogs'?
It means that it is raining very hard. The image is of
cats and dogs falling from the sky along with the rain -one joke says "I know it is because I just stepped in a
poodle (puddle)!"
It is basically an idiom that means that it is raining
extremely hard outside.

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So, what do they say? Well, as with so many things, it
depends on the context and who you are addressing your
remarks to. In a polite, formal situation one might simply say
It's pouring, with the optional addition of the slightly
superfluous words with rain: It’s pouring with rain or It’s
pouring down. Less formal alternatives are It’s chucking it
down or It’s bucketing down, neither of which would be
considered impolite in any way. If the rain is particularly heavy,
the verb lash down can be used, as in 'It’s been lashing down
for an hour now'. In British English one of the most common
expressions is It's pissing down, although caution should be
exercised when using this expression as some people may
consider it impolite or even offensive. To be on the safe side it
might be better to stick to It’s pouring down or the
entertaining expression It’s pouring with rain out there, which
suggests that it sometimes rains in here.

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It’s raining cats and dogs

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You've heard of thatch roofs, well that's all they
were. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood
underneath. They were the only place for the
little animals to get warm. So all the pets; dogs,
cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs,
all lived in the roof. When it rained it became
slippery so sometimes the animals would slip
and fall off the roof. Thus the saying, "it's raining
cats and dogs."

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It’s ‘raining cats and dogs’ means it is raining
very heavily.
Example: You should take an umbrella with you,
it is raining cats and dogs out there!
The weather was horrible yesterday. It was
raining cats and dogs all day.
Did you know…? This phrase originated in 17th
century England. Very heavy rain would
occasionally wash dead animals through the
street. The animals didn’t fall from the sky of
course, but the sight of dead cats and dogs being
washed down the street with the rain caused
people to joke that it must have been raining cats
and dogs.

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You may have heard the expression “It’s raining cats and
dogs” and wondered what it means.
When someone uses this English idiom, it means that it
is raining very heavily. That there is a downpour (heavy
rain).
Oh course it has nothing to do with cats, dogs or any
other animal falling from the sky. It’s just an idiomatic
expression that started a long time ago (nobody is
exactly sure how it started) and it continues to be used
until today.

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