under what headword would you find the idiom raining cats and dogs?
no an idiom would be like "it's raining cats and dogs"
You don't need a list. The literal meaning is whatever the phrase sounds like. For example, the literal meaning of "raining cats and dogs" would be dogs and cats falling out of the clouds.
"Head over heels in love" would be one idiom.
An idiom is a saying or expression. There are many idioms that mean to stay away from, or avoid, someone. An example of such an idiom would be, "to steer clear of" someone.
It's not an idiom. AS ___ AS___ would be A Simile ... the correct simile would be as cool as a cucumber.
no an idiom would be like "it's raining cats and dogs"
No, hyperbole is an exaggeration. "Raining hard enough to wash the town away" would be hyperbole. "Raining cats and dogs" is an idiom because it makes no sense when you translate it literally.
An idiom is a phrase or expression where the literal meaning is different from the intended meaning. It may not make sense if interpreted word by word. Examples include "raining cats and dogs" and "barking up the wrong tree."
You don't need a list. The literal meaning is whatever the phrase sounds like. For example, the literal meaning of "raining cats and dogs" would be dogs and cats falling out of the clouds.
he would not use it when it is raining he would use it when it will stop raining.
It depends on what the rest of the phrase said. "Everything under the sun" is a figurative way of saying "everything," while "under the sun" alone would mean out in the sunlight.
"Head over heels in love" would be one idiom.
The most useful object to carry when it is raining outside would be an umbrella.
The opposite terms are down and within. The idiom "up and about" (recuperated) would have the opposites "under the weather" or bedridden, and any subsequent occurrence would be a "relapse."
You would know that you were in the troposphere if it was raining on you.
Yes, the statement "it was raining cats and dogs" is a hyperbole because it exaggerates the intensity of the rain by comparing it to something absurd (cats and dogs falling from the sky). Additionally, the promise of "more of the same" for the next day reinforces the hyperbolic nature of the statement.
yes she do sing the raining sunshine. if it wasn't she then who else would?