When someone says 'it is raining cats and dogs', they mean that the rain is:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Falling with tremendous intensity and heaviness
- Step 1: 'Raining cats and dogs' is a well-known English idiom denoting a heavy torrential downpour. Step 2. It describes intense, heavy rainfall. Answer: Falling with tremendous intensity and heaviness. Why not the others: The idiom has no literal connection with domestic pets or strange animals falling from the sky.
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