rain cats and dogs

US /reɪn kæts ænd dɔɡz/
UK /reɪn kæts ænd dɔɡz/
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piovere a catinelle, piovere a dirotto

to rain very heavily

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I can't go out now, it's raining cats and dogs!
Non posso uscire ora, sta piovendo a catinelle!
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We had to cancel the picnic because it started to rain cats and dogs.
Abbiamo dovuto annullare il picnic perché ha iniziato a piovere a catinelle.
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