There have been documented cases of small animals like fish or frogs falling from the sky. In such cases strong wind events like tornadoes or waterspouts had picked up the animals initially.
No, the phrase "raining cats and dogs" is an idiom that means raining heavily. It has never happened literally.
It is raining heavily
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an idiom.
There is an expression - "raining cats and dogs". This does not mean that cats and/or dogs are literally falling from the sky, it simply means that it is raining very hard.
The phrase "raining cats and dogs" is just an expression used to describe heavy rain, it doesn't actually mean that animals are falling from the sky. It may have originated from the idea of animals seeking shelter on rooftops during heavy rain, giving the illusion of them falling from the sky.
It rained all day.It always rains in June.It is raining cats and dogs.It has rained all day.It had rained all week but we were not deterred.There will be rain overnight.It is going to rain tomorrow.Enemy bullets rained down on the troop.They attacked the man, raining blows on his head and shoulders.
neither, it is just an expression meaning that is is raining really really hard!
No. I suppose someone could drop them from a high spot and make that illusion, but rain is evaporated water. If you're reffering to the phrase, "It's raining cats and dogs", then I can explain. That phrase came up a long time ago. People put slates for roofs. When it rained the cats and dogs up there fell because it got slippery. This made it look like it was raining cats and dogs.
no an idiom would be like "it's raining cats and dogs"
A likely origin comes from the 17th and 18th century England, where heavy rain would occasionally carry dead animals through gutters.
Raining animals, such as fish or frogs falling from the sky, can occur due to meteorological events like tornadoes or waterspouts that lift the animals from bodies of water and deposit them elsewhere. These rare occurrences have been documented in various parts of the world throughout history, sparking fascination and scientific study.
'It rained like cats and dogs.'