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what's the orign of the slang "rain cats and dogs "?

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Worse than raining cats and dogs is hailing taxis. The phrase has a good rhythm to it. It just sounds good.
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so that's to say,when the rain pours down ,dogs and cats drown ,so you recall heavy rain of the died body of the cats and dogs,doesn't it right?
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The phrase raining cats and dogs is of unknown origin. A number of folk tales have been put forward to explain the phrase, for example, In 16th century Europe when peasant homes were commonly thatched, the home was constructed in such a manner that animals could crawl into the thatch and find shelter from the elements, and would fall out during heavy rain.

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