It is Raining Cats and Dogs
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
December 20, 2018 5:42pm CST
I am sure you have all heard the phrase, It is raining cats and dogs. But did you ever wonder where the phrase originated? This is what I found when researching...
The well-known antipathy between cats and dogs and their consequential fights has been suggested as a metaphor for stormy weather. That at least is a plausible theory. It purports 'cats and dogs' to be an intensifier and that the expression means 'raining in a bad way'.
In truth, what was in the mind of whoever coined this expression is now lost to us. I have to admit defeat and say that I don't know the origin of this phrase.
In other words, nobody really knows the origin. But we do know it means it is pouring the rain. And that is what is has been doing here since yesterday, non stop. Thankfully no thunderstorms, only a steady rain. And no cats or dogs falling from the sky.
Plans for the evening? If so stay safe out there. Watch out for the cats and dogs.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Dec 18
I drove to Birmingham in the rain, I drove back in the rain and its still raining.
Usually I see frogs when it rains 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
21 Dec 18
I don't know if it will rain "cats and dogs" but we are supposed to get some rain tomorrow. I think it will get rid of most of the snow that's on the lawns.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
22 Dec 18
@CarolDM Right now it is still raining and most of the snow is gone. Will it get colder and will the rain turn into snow? We'll find out when we wake up tomorrow morning.
@wolfgirl569 (106649)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Dec 18
We are getting rain now too. And Jill got locked out in it just now. She has been trying to hold it and that isnt going to work much longer.
She has been trying to hold it and that isnt going to work much longer.1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (180980)
• United States
21 Dec 18
That is such a cute graphic. I think I did hear the origin of the phrase one time..but of course, I have forgotten it.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Dec 18
It is a curious expression.
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