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yes and it is also an idiom it is a metaphor because there is no "like" or "as"
raining cats and dogs is not a metaphor. it is a simile.
actually, I'm pretty sure it's a idiom, a phrase that can not be taken seriously.
Yes because it is implying big objects (huge rain drops) are falling
NO ,it is an idiom to say that raining really hard
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∙ 12y agoyes it has before, in a war long long ago, I'm not really sure when but a enemy shot dead cats and dogs into the sky towards their enemies country that worshiped cats and dogs to create fear with their citizens and high persist leaders
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What is example of simile metaphor?
It's raining cats and dogs
Has it ever rained cats and dogs?
No, that is just a metaphor meaning "it's raining heavily".
Is 'its raining cats and dogs' an example of personification?
No! 'its raining cats and dogs' is an Idiom.
When you use an expression like raining cats and dogs you are using?
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an idiom.
Is raining cats and dogs a simile or a hyperbole which is an exaggeration?
The phrase "it's raining cats and dogs!" is hyperbole.
What does raining cat and dogs mean?
Raining cats and dogs mean that it's raining very hard
When do cats fall from the sky?
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.
Under what headword would you find the idiom raining cats dogs?
under what headword would you find the idiom raining cats and dogs?
What is a rain hyperbole?
Its raining cats and dogs!
Metaphor in a poem?
LOVE Two hands held tightly Two faces laughing two dreams in one Love is a circle.
What mythology can you found the idiomatic expression its raining cats and dogs?
It is raining heavily
What is its raining cats and dogs origins?
In olden times people threw rubbish into the street. In amongst the rubbish would be cats and dogs which would be washed along the street during heavy rain. Hence raining cats and dogs. Of course, they are not literally raining from above!
