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When it’s raining very heavily, you say, “It’s raining ________.”

CATS AND DOGS 711
PITCHFORKS 114
HARD 76
PITCHFORKS AND NIGGER BABIES 30
BUCKETS 24
FROGS 23
BULLFROGS 20
NR 20
TOADFROGS 19
PITCHFORKS AND HAMMER HANDLES 14
LIKE HELL 13
POURING DOWN 11
NIGGER BABIES 10
TORRENTS 10
POURING 9
DOGS AND CATS 8
DOWN BULLFROGS 7
LIKE CATS AND DOGS 7
BUCKETSFUL 6
BY THE BUCKETS 6
IN TORRENTS 6
PITCHFORKS AND HOE HANDLES 6
LIKE THE DEVIL 4
PITCHFORKS AND BULLFROGS 4
PITCHFORKS AND SAWLOGS 4
TADPOLES 4
VERY HARD 4
BUCKETFULS 3
COMING DOWN IN BUCKETS 3
DOWN TADPOLES 3
DOWNPOUR 3
FLOOD 3
IN BUCKETS 3
LIKE A COW PISSING ON A FLAT ROCK 3
LIKE MAD 3
POURING DOWN RAIN 3
TOADS 3
CATS AND DOGS AND NIGGER BABIES 2
CLOUDBURST 2
DAFFODILS 2
DOWN FROGS 2
DOWN PITCHFORKS 2
FISH 2
FROGS AND TADPOLES 2
GULLY WASHER 2
HEAVY 2
IN SHEETS 2
LITTLE FISHES 2
LITTLE FROGS 2
PITCHFORKS AND DARNING-NEEDLES 2
PITCHFORKS AND GRINDSTONES 2
PITCHFORKS AND HAMMERHEADS 2
REALLY COMING DOWN 2
STEADILY 2
TO BEAT HELL 2
BLACK CATS 1
BOTTOM 1
BOTTOM’S FELL OUT 1
BRICKBATS 1
BRIMSTONES 1
BY BUCKETSFUL 1
BY THE BUCKET 1
BY THE BUCKETFUL 1
CAME DOWN BY THE BUCKETS 1
CAME DOWN IN SHEETS 1
CATS 1
CATS AND BATS 1
CATS AND DOGS AND FROGS 1
CATS AND DOGS AND LITTLE NIGGER BABIES 1
CATS AND FROGS 1
“CATS, DOGS, AND NIGGER BABIES” 1
COME DOWN IN BUCKETSFUL 1
COME UP 1
COMING DOWN IN PAILS 1
COMING DOWN IN SHEETS 1
DAMN HARD 1
DEVIL AND PITCHFORKS 1
DIDN’T SHE COME DOWN 1
DOGS 1
DOWN BRIMSTONE 1
DOWN BULL YEARLINGS 1
DOWN FISH 1
DOWN FISHES 1
DOWN MONKEYS 1
DOWN NIGGER BABIES 1
DOWN TOADFROGS 1
FALLING BY BUCKETSFUL 1
FIERCE 1
FISH DOWN 1
FISHWORMS 1
FROGS AND HAPPY TOADS 1
HAILING TAXICABS 1
HAILSTONES 1
HAMMER HANDLES 1
HAMMER HANDLES AND PITCHFORKS 1
HARDER THAN HELL 1
HARDER THAN PITCHFORKS 1
HEAVENS BROKE LOOSE 1
HEAVENS OPENED 1
HEAVILY 1
HOGS 1
HOPPY TOADS 1
HOP-TOADS 1
HORSESHOE NAILS 1
HUMP-TOADS 1
IT’S A-POURING DOWN RAIN 1
JUST POURING DOWN 1
KNIVES AND FORKS 1
LIGHTWOOD-KNOT FLOATER 1
LIKE A BASTARD 1
LIKE A COW PEEING ON A FLAT ROCK 1
LIKE CATS AND PAJAMAS 1
LIKE CATS FIGHTING 1
LIKE DOGS AND CATS 1
LIKE HECK 1
LIKE NOBODY’S BUSINESS 1
LIKE PITCHFORKS 1
LIKE SUDS 1
LYE SUDS 1
NH 1
NIGGER BABIES AND PITCHFORKS 1
NIGGERS AND CATS 1
PITCHFORKS AND ANGLEWORMS 1
PITCHFORKS AND BARN SHOVELS 1
PITCHFORKS AND BRIMSTONE 1
PITCHFORKS AND BULL YEARLINGS 1
PITCHFORKS AND HAY BALES 1
PITCHFORKS AND LITTLE NIGGER BABIES 1
PITCHFORKS AND PEAVY HANDLES 1
PITCHFORKS AND SAWED HANDLES 1
PITCHFORKS AND SAWHOOKS 1
PITCHFORKS AND SHOVELS 1
PITCHFORKS AND SOMETHING ELSE 1
PITCHFORKS AND TADPOLES 1
PITCHFORKS AND TINES DOWN 1
PITCHFORKS TINES DOWNWARD 1
PITCHFORKS WITH THE TINES DOWN 1
POURED DOWN 1
POURED DOWN WITH BUCKETS 1
POURING BUCKETS 1
POURING DOWN CATS AND DOGS 1
POURING DOWN TADPOLES 1
POURING IN TORRENTS 1
PRESSING DOWN 1
PUPPYDOG TAILS 1
PUPPYDOGS AND NIGGER BABIES 1
RAIN FAST 1
RAIN LIKE CATS AND DOGS 1
RAINDROPS AS BIG AS A HEN’S EGG 1
RAINING AND POURING 1
REAL HARD 1
REALLY POURING DOWN 1
SHEETS 1
SKIES MUSTA BUST 1
SNAILS AND PUPPYDOG TAILS 1
SOME HARD OUT THERE 1
SOMEBODY PULLED A ZIPPER 1
SPANISH SOLDIERS 1
STEADY 1
STRAIGHT DOWN 1
STRONG 1
SUNS 1
SURE HAVING A DOWNPOUR 1
TADPOLES AND FROGS 1
TILL IT SMOKES 1
TO BEAT THE CARS 1
TOADS AND FROGS 1
TOADS AND PITCHFORKS 1
TOMCATS AND NIGGER BABIES 1
TUBFULS 1
UP A STORM 1
VERY HEAVY 1
VIOLETS 1
WATER 1
WHIRLWIND 1
WORMS 1

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