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B26

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

CATS AND DOGS 17
LIKE CRAZY 5
HARD 3
BUCKETS 2
HEAVILY 2
BULLETS 1
BY THE BUCKETS-FULL 1
CATS N DOGS 1
HARD ENOUGH NOT TO SEE THE NEIGHBORS 1
LIKE CATS AND DOGS 1
LIKE THE DEVIL 1
PITCHFORKS 1

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