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#493. It's raining cats and dogs. [idiom][corpus][etymology]

ؼѥء٤Ƭɸδɽ˴ؤͤ ( pp. 1--8 ) ɽϡֱںߤ˹ߤפ̣봷ɽǡϢۤͶᤫܤαѸ춵Ǥ⤷Фм夲롥ͭ̾ʴɽ¤ϼʱѸɽȤߤʤȤϤǤʤΤǤϤʤȤ󵯤ʤƤ롥
κ1Ĥϡ1ؤ BNC ( The British National Corpus ) Ǥ㤬鷺󤬤ʤȤ¤Ǥ롥ºݤ˸ƤߤȰʲ3㤷󤬤餺ʤ񤭸դΥ֥ѥˡ3ĤϹʸȤʸ̮ǸƤꡤȤϹͤʤ

1. It was raining cats and dogs and the teachers were running in and out helping us get our stuff in and just couldn't do enough for us.
2. What must you be careful of when it's raining cats and dogs?
3. Fig 4.5 shows the structure of the compound tree for the compounds 'rain cats and dogs', 'tennis ball' and 'tennis court'.


Collins COBUILD Resource Pack The Bank of English ˴Ť500Υѥ Wordbank ǸƤ⡤3㤷ĤʤäϤꥤꥹѸν񤭸դ

1. You mean she wasn't wearing a coat, even though it was raining cats and dogs?" said Cicero, gently puzzled.
2. It was the longest section in terms of distance, over 38 miles, and it rained cats and dogs all day long.
3. "Well if you just hold on for a wee while sir, it looks like it'll be raining cats and dogs soon and that'll put it out."


Corpus of Contemporary American English (BYU-COCA) Ǥ23㤬Ĥä٤äդǤȤƤ롥
EFL Ĵ٤ƤߤȡܤʸΤ뤳Ȥ¿ˤä spoken, informal, old-fashioned ʤ̡Υ졼٥뤬ŽƤѰ褬ꤷʤƤȡäȤϤˤ輫äƻȤˤ򤨤ʤɽȤݤޤäƤ
δɽεˤϽ⤢롥(1) ǭߤ礬Ȥ㤷߹礦Ȥ᡼졤줬㤷߱ȷӤĤ줿(2) Τӿ夬ںߤΤȤɸǭΤȤʤä⤤ƤȤ顥(3) ꥷ καταδουπεω ( catadūpeō ) "to fall with a heavy sound" ȷӤĤ줿(4) ̲äǭλѤ򤷤˾äƸ졤ο Odin ϢƤȤ顥
(1) Ρַ㤷פ˰äϡΤ褦ɽ뤳Ȥٻ뤫⤷ʤ

1. fight like cat(s) and dog(s)ˤ߹礦
2. Cats and dogs have different natures.ָǭ[]㤦.
3. They agree like cats and dogs.֡ˡ˸.


It's raining cats and dogs variation ȤƤϡΤ褦ʤΤ褦ʤΤǻͤޤǤˡ

1. It poured cats and dogs.
2. It's pelting cats and dogs.
3. rain pitchforks [buckets, chicken coops, darning needles, hammer handles,ʱástair-rods,ʱ¯trams and omnibuses] ʡإϥѸ켭ŵ٤
4. It's raining pigs and horses. ʥȥꥢˡ


OED ˤȽ1738ǯ Swift ʸϤǤ롥a1652ǯȤ It shall raine . . Dogs and Polecats. ʤϢɽ롥

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