under what headword would you find the idiom raining cats and dogs?
No, the idiom is only used to refer to rain.
No! 'its raining cats and dogs' is an Idiom.
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an idiom.
no an idiom would be like "it's raining cats and dogs"
It's an idiom.
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.
The most common idiom about cats is "Curiosity killed the cat." A cat has nine lives. It's raining cats and dogs.
No, the phrase "raining cats and dogs" is an idiom that means raining heavily. It has never happened literally.
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 fallingNO ,it is an idiom to say that raining really hard
An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning of the words used. Idioms are often culturally specific and can be confusing for non-native speakers to understand. Example: "It's raining cats and dogs" means it is raining heavily, not that actual cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
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.