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under what headword would you find the idiom raining cats and dogs?

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Is the expression following suit an idiom?

no an idiom would be like "it's raining cats and dogs"


What is the figurative language for it was 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.


What would be classified as an idiom?

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."


Is there a idiom list that has literally meaning?

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.


What would an absentminded person do with an umbrella on a rainy day?

he would not use it when it is raining he would use it when it will stop raining.


Three large people try to crowd under one small umbrella but nobody gets wet How is this possible?

It's possible because they are not using the umbrella at that moment. If they were all crowded under the umbrella, they would get wet.


What does the idiom under the sun mean?

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.


What is an idiom for enamored?

"Head over heels in love" would be one idiom.


What is the opposite of up and about?

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."


What should you carry if it is raining outside?

The most useful object to carry when it is raining outside would be an umbrella.


What idiom corresponds to a person that is unable to make a decision?

A good idiom would be "sitting on the fence."


Is it was raining cats and dogs and more of the same was promised for the next day a hyperbole?

No, it is an idiom because you can't tell what it means by trying to define it literally. Hyperbole is exaggeration - an example would be "It was raining so much we had to row a boat to work."