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Most Popular theory holds that in old England, they had hay roofs on their houses and the cats and dogs would sleep on the roof. When it rained, the roofs got slippery and the cats and dogs would slide off of the roofs. Therefore, it was "Raining Cats and Dogs".
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- The archaic French catdoupe is a waterfall or cataract and broken up could sound like 'cat/dog'
- Lightning and thunder sounds like that of a cat/dog fight
- "raining cats and dogs" came from the middle ages, when houses had thatched roofs. To keep warm lots of animals would hide in the roofs when it was raining and sometimes fell through the flimsy roofs on to the streets below.
- I do believe the idiom "Rain Cats and Dogs" stems from the Norse Mythology. Cats were believed to represent the wind and dogs represented rain. Different animals represented different weather and natural phenomenon. The sky dog Odin was attended to by wolves according to Norse Mythology.
- For the Idiom "Rain Cats and Dogs" I have heard one other explanation. In old England when people's cats and dogs died they would simply throw them into the gutter or alley with the garbage. If a strong enough rain came through it would flood the gutters and alleys to the point where all the dead cats and dogs would begin to float down the streets. Therefore very harsh rains were associated with cats and dogs.
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∙ 13y agoIn the English language it means 'heavy rain' The origin is uncertain
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