Semnificaţie:
Se spune it’s raining cats and dogs dacă plouă cu găleata.
Exemple:
* We can’t go now because it’s raining cats and dogs.
Nu putem pleca acum, plouă foarte tare
Originea:
Pentru prima dată această expresie a apărut în lucrarea lui Jonathan Swift A Complete Collection of Polite and Ingenious Conversation in 1738, unde a scris,
I know Sir John will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs.
Sursa expresiei rămâne a fi o enigmă.
Quiz: It’s raining cats and dogs, so …
1. watch out for falling animals
2. make sure you take an umbrella
3. keep your pets inside
