Besides 'raining cats and dogs'? thank you

0 Yes, there are other idioms, like:02br
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01i00- It's pouring (down) (with rain).02br
00- It's throwing it down.02i0-

0 "It's pouring" is very common, but I've 01i00never 02i00heard "It's throwing it down." (Maybe it's British?) 0-

0Thanks for replying to my post, Conchata57 and khoff. 05002br
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00Firstly, is it common to use 'raining cats and dogs' in everyday communication? I mean does native speaker use them or it just appears in writings. 02br
00Secondly, do you usually say 'it's pouring' or 'it's pouring down with rain' ?02br
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00Thanks a lot again.02br

0raining cats and dogs - heard very rarely, usually if someone wants to make a joke about the weather. It's not the normal everyday way to say it is raining heavily.02br
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00I'd normally say 'it's pouring down' or 'it's pouring out there' or 'it's pouring with rain here' or something similar. It's not that important which variation you use.02br
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0More that I hear on ocassion:02br
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00"The heavens opened" 02br
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00"It's lashing"02br
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00"rain is bouncing off the ground"02br
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00"It's pelting"02br
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00"The rain's not taking its time"02br
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00"It's like a monsoon out there"0-

0Thanks for explaining it to me, Grammer Geek.05000 Thank you for providing me the different ways to say that, Tidus. 05102br
00I appreciate your help. 02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00Ernest010id211id4

"Bucketing down" is my favorite