Any joking names around here for a very heavy rain? You might say, “It’s a regular ________.”
| GULLY-WASHER | 5 |
| ALL-DAY RAIN | 2 |
| RAINING CATS AND DOGS | 2 |
| SOAKER | 2 |
| CATS AND DOGS | 1 |
| DAM-BUSTER | 1 |
| FLOOD | 1 |
| MONSOON | 1 |
| RAINING BUCKETS | 1 |
| “RAINING CATS AND DOGS, GULLY-WASHER” | 1 |
| STREETCLEANER | 1 |
| TOAD-STRANGLER | 1 |
| T-STORM | 1 |
| WASHOUT | 1 |
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