LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The phrase might have its roots in Norse mythology, medieval superstitions, the obsolete word catadupe (waterfall), or dead animals in the streets of Britain being picked up by storm waters. The first recorded use of a phrase similar to “raining cats and dogs” was in the 1651 collection of poems Olor Iscanus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Raining very heavily: “We wanted to play touch football, but now it’s raining cats and dogs, so I guess we’ll stay inside.”

Detailed explanation-3: -to rain very heavily: Don’t forget to take your umbrella-it’s raining cats and dogs out there.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. The phrase (with “polecats” instead of “cats") has been used at least since the 17th century.