From “raining cats and dogs” to “black over Bill’s mother’s”, Glite reveals 17 ways Brits talk about the rain
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We Brits love a good moan about the weather, and it turns out we have plenty of ways to do it.
Whether it’s “bucketing down”, “spitting” or “raining cats and dogs”, we’ve got a phrase for practically every type of downpour.
New analysis from English learning app Glite has identified 17 different rain-related expressions from its dictionary, and some of them are rather unusual.
While most of us have probably heard someone say it’s “coming down heavily”, what about “mizzling”, “coming down in stair rods” or the wonderfully bizarre...
