rain cats and dogs

US /reɪn kæts ænd dɔɡz/
UK /reɪn kæts ænd dɔɡz/
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chover canivetes, chover a cântaros

to rain very heavily

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I can't go out now, it's raining cats and dogs!
Não posso sair agora, está chovendo canivetes!
We had to cancel the picnic because it started to rain cats and dogs.
Tivemos que cancelar o piquenique porque começou a chover canivetes.