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Variations on last week’s phrase? - “it’s bucketing down” - phrases with same meaning
 
Keturah
Posted: 24 April 2009 08:09 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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“it’s pouring”

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Posted: 28 April 2009 02:01 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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it’s pissing down

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Posted: 29 April 2009 11:09 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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It’s raining cats and dogs.

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eliz_s - 29 April 2009 11:09 PM

It’s raining cats and dogs.

I like this one but I hardly ever hear it anymore, is it still used much?  and why cats and dogs?  why not sheep and cows or something? cheese

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Posted: 04 May 2009 08:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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It’s probably rather English (my childhood!) and you’re right, it doesn’t seem to be much used in Australia though it still is in England.  I don’t know where it came from, perhaps someone will post an answer giving the derivation.

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Posted: 04 May 2009 11:16 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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I’ve just quickly looked it up and one possible explanation is that it started in the 17th Century in England, when the streets were dirty and heavy rain might sometimes carry dead animals down the street.
a possibility maybe?

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