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Значение идиомы rain cats and dogs

[rain cats and dogs] or [rain buckets] or [rain pitchforks] {v. phr.}, {informal} To rain very hard; come down in torrents.

In themiddle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybodygot soaked.

Terry looked out of the window and said, «It’s rainingpitchforks, so we can’t go out to play right now.»



Тема по английскому день города.
Topic about winter holiday.

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Значение идиомы rain cats and dogs