Cats, dogs and kittens.
"I am having kittens" (when I am nervous) and "It rains cats and dogs" (when it is heavy shower outside). Are these expressions common and often used in everyday life?
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Language changes over time. Slang changes quickly. I heard these in my youth, but I have not heard these phrases in the last 30 years.
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I hear and use " it's raining cats and dogs" frequently, I have never heard anyone say "I'm having kittens" however I have heard "he/she/persons name, is having kittens" usually meaning they are nervous or overreacting, tho more often nowadays I hear "having a cow" used about someone overreacting to something.
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In my youth I used to hear "It's raining cats and dogs," but I don't think I've heard it for decades.
I can't recall ever having heard "I'm having kittens." I don't think I would even know what it was meant to imply.
Now the cat's out of the bag.
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I never heard the kittens one.
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