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Raining Cats and Dogs

Definition:

The phrase "raining cats and dogs" is an idiomatic expression used to describe extremely heavy or torrential rain.

Examples:

Sense: Literal Usage

• Sample Sentence: I need to stay indoors as it's literally raining cats and dogs outside.

Sense: Figurative Usage

• Sample Sentence: The protesters gathered in such large numbers that it felt like it was raining cats and dogs.
• Sample Sentence: Their arguments were so intense that it was like it rained cats and dogs during the meeting.

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