Raining Cats and Dogs ☔ Wild Weather Idiom Explained English Learning Podcast #englishlanguage

🌧️ Is it really raining animals?! Not quite...
Welcome back to the English Learning Podcast — where we explore fun, strange, and useful English expressions!

Today’s idiom is: “Raining cats and dogs” 🐱🐶
It simply means: It’s raining very heavily.

📚 Origin of the Phrase:
In old England, streets were messy, and when storms hit, debris — including dead animals — was washed down the road.
This disturbing image likely gave rise to the bizarre phrase “raining cats and dogs”.
Thankfully, it’s just an idiom now!

💬 Example Sentence:
“We wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining cats and dogs all afternoon.”

🔥 Why Learn Idioms Like This?
✅ Boost your fluency
✅ Understand native speakers better
✅ Make your English more expressive and natural

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What’s the weather like today where you live? 🌦️
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