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The English-language idiom "raining cats and dogs" or "raining dogs and cats" is used to describe particularly heavy rain. It is of unknown etymology and is not necessarily related to the raining animals phenomenon. [1] The phrase (with "polecats" instead of "cats") has been used at least since the 17th century. [2] [3]
Comprehension of idioms is the act of processing and understanding idioms.Idioms are a common type of figure of speech.Based on common linguistic definitions, an idiom is a combination of words that contains a meaning that cannot be understood based on the literal definition of the individual words. [1]
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
This category contains English-language dog idioms. Pages in category "Metaphors referring to dogs" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
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Raining cats and dogs", an English-language idiom to describe especially heavy rain Cats and Dogs (game) , or Blue and Gray , a board game The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs , a 2017 expansion pack for the video game
Today, his own two cats and dog continue to fuel his c With over 20 years of experience and a loyal Instagram following of 85.1k, Scott turns everyday pet antics into delightful single-panel ...