What can I say instead of its raining cats and dogs?
What is another word for raining cats and dogs?
| raining pitchforks | pouring |
|---|---|
| precipitating | storming |
| teeming | deluging |
| sheeting down | bucketing down |
| beating down | lashing down |
How do you use idiom in a sentence?
An idiom to describe heavy rain is, “it’s raining cats and dogs!” Through these two dancers, the classical idiom truly becomes a language, which they utter with utmost expressive clarity. When someone says “beat around the bush” to describe not addressing an issue, they are using an idiom .
Is raining cats and dogs still used?
It still used today to indicate (extremely) heavy rain or rainfall. It is not considered old-fashioned. It is an idiomatic expression.
Is raining cats and dogs a personification?
It’s raining cats and dogs. You’re as sweet as sugar. You just studied 7 terms!
When it rains it pours idiom meaning?
Definition of when it rains, it pours
—used to say that when something bad happens other bad things usually happen at the same time The team not only lost the game but three of its best players were injured. When it rains, it pours.
What are examples of idioms?
The most common English idioms
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Beat around the bush | Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable |
| Better late than never | Better to arrive late than not to come at all |
| Bite the bullet | To get something over with because it is inevitable |
| Break a leg | Good luck |