We are in a State of Emergency. My city is underwater.
Fortunately, my house is unaffected. The heavy rains caused rivers to flow down the street, hail pelted at my windows, thunder and lightning made Kelly hide in the closet. But at least inside, we're snug and dry.
Kelly does not like going outside in the rain. She sits on the threshold and stares out the open door. Nothing I say will bribe her to go out there unless I go out myself. Then she'll rush out to do her business and bolt right back for the door. But if I'm not standing out there too, forget it. The things we do for our dogs!
In honor of our soggy weather, here is a list of idioms for "raining cats and dogs" in other languages from Omniglot.
Afrikaans-- Ou vrouens met knopkieries reen
it's raining old women with knobkerries (clubs)
Catalan-- Està plovent a bots i barrals
it's raining boats and casks
Croatian-- Lije k'o iz kabla
it's raining like from a bucket
Czech-- Padají trakaře
it's raining wheelbarrows
Danish-- Det regner skomagerdrenge
it's raining shoemakers' apprenticies
Dutch-- Het regent pijpestelen
it's raining pipe stems
French-- Il pleut comme vache qui pisse
it's raining like a pissing cow
Gaelic (Irish)-- Tá sé ag caitheamh sceana gréasaí
it's throwing cobblers knives
German-- Es gießt Schusterjungs
it's pouring cobbler boys
Greek-- Βρέχει καρεκλοπόδαρα
it's raining chair legs
Hungarian-- Úgy esik, mintha dézsából öntenék
it's raining as if it were poured from a tub
Icelandic-- Það rignir eld og brennustein / Það er eins og hellt sé úr fötu
it's raining fire and brimstone
Japanese-- 土砂降りである (doshaburi de aru)
earth and sand are falling
Korean-- 비가 억수같이 쏟아진다
rain is pouring down like a torrential downpour.
Macedonian-- Паѓа дожд како од крбла (Pagja dožd kako od krbla)
it's raining like from a tub.
Norwegian-- Det regner trollkjerringer
it's raining female trolls
Polish-- Leje zabami
it's raining frogs
Portuguese-- Está chovendo barba de sapo
it's raining toads' beards
Slovak-- Leje ako Padajú traktory
Tractors are falling
Spanish-- Está lloviendo a chuzos
it's raining pikes
Estan-- lloviendo hasta maridos
It's even raining husbands
Swedish-- Det ösregnar
it's raining like ladles
Turkish-- Sicim gibi yağmur yağıyor
it's raining like long strings of rope
Welsh-- Mae hi'n bwrw hen wragedd a ffyn
it's raining old ladies and sticks
