Stop Saying "It's Raining Cats and Dogs!"

[@adila7178]

"When it rains, it pours" this is a totally good expression we can use about 2020🤔

[@BlackboardEnglish]

Oh yes!

[@papateachme]

😭So true, dude. Sooooooo true!!!

[@summersunday8965]

"When it rains, it pours" - similar expression in Russian "When misfortunes come, you have to open the gate wide".

[@Александра-ы7у5ж]

@@summersunday8965 пришла беда - отворяй ворота. All my life could be easily described in these four simple and harsh words. Now I know the English equivalent of the proverb.

[@summersunday8965]

@@Александра-ы7у5ж exactly

[@pedropetrucci2884]

It's gloomy in my life! thanks for the video

[@spklyunicorn]

I am from the Southern US and we use "It's raining cats and dogs," all of the time. I actually teach my ESL students here in Costa Rica several Southern idioms and they seem to enjoy it,

[@nathandavis5099]

In Indiana, this is an expression I heard a lot as a child (1980-ish), but I hear it very rarely now.

[@misayellow]

I have a friend from Atlanta and he always says "it's raining cats and dogs".

[@LukmanHakim-gn3uk]

So, this expression (cats and dogs) is pretty common in US, in some regions. am I correct? (Greeting from Indonesia)

[@ScenicNsanity]

@@LukmanHakim-gn3uk yes we tend to say it in a joking manner like "geez it's raining cats and dogs out there"

[@kiraspellman9469]

@@LukmanHakim-gn3uk Yes, you are correct. I live in Eastern US and I remember cats and dogs often. It means hard crazy rain like cats and dogs together would be crazy.

[@nathannorris850]

I'm going to make sure I say it now!

[@juansebastiancamacho1422]

I have found out lots of new oportunities to start an online bussines amid this quarentine time. When It rains, it pours! Thanks for all of these useful expression you've taught us. Regards from Colombia Papa.

[@jotadagostin1381]

I'm from Brazil and I love your work here

[@ferencnorberttoth4991]

I"m not a native speaker. That idiom: It"s raining cats and dogs' I learnt it at a school ... When I used it in ireland they understood me. When I said 'Just a little rain", they got it. It is a good video to improve our vocabulary.. Anyway I like the original. It's raining cats and dogs. :) It"s pouring down. Good! Thank you, I have new words.

[@johnnicholls5344]

My father, who was Australian, used to look up at the sky during a thunderstorm and then say 'Send it down Hughie'. From wikipedia... 'Send it down Hughie' is an idiomatic Australian phrase uttered in response to the onset of rain. It was in very common usage in the early 20th century, but is less common now.

[@bruna-vivendoemmissao3729]

Very useful expressions for a Brazilian 🇧🇷living in Ireland 🇮🇪! Here, all the time “it’s raining on and of” ☔️ 🌧 ☔️

[@Anaelle70]

In France, we have "it's raining like a pissing cow" 😆

[@claraoswald7092]

We were laughing, thanks for sharing!

[@elisedasvin170]

Oh hello, fellow frenchie ! ^ ^

[@itsmedanielvalente]

Here in Brazil we say It's raining switchblades! =D

[@zenkeepcool122]

It's raining ropes !

[@Gabriel-zx3ge]

@@itsmedanielvalente Really? i've never heard that. Wich part of Brazil are you from?

[@DisasterEXE]

I told one of my students to create several idioms based on original ones. For this one, one of my students said "It's raining shopping bags." When I asked him what he meant by that he said "cats and dogs are heavy, but have you ever helped your mom carry bags when you go shopping? Those are really heavy!" One of my favorite answers of all time.

[@elvadomingues2692]

I loved your classes.

[@dileepkful]

Hi... I was exactly under the impression that we could use the phrase- it's raining cats and dogs in normal conversations until I saw your video. This video is super useful...Thanks

[@amiyabro3001]

🌷

[@MissesHappyPunk]

Why am I not surprised Brits have so many idioms for rain^^

[@EnglishwithKathryn]

In Ireland we sometimes say ‘it’s pissing buckets’ but of course it’s very very informal / slang

[@johandiaz2463]

Well, I think 🤔 4 years ago I had a fight with my friend and then, In the same day we became to be a good friends again, so everything was right as rain💆🏽‍♂️ you’re amazing papá

[@virginiamarte8837]

I found it 😁😁😁

[@mary-jamesduclos2128]

Thank you so much for this amusing way of teach Today in Paris, it's trying to rain ☔

[@OK-ur2wy]

Genuinely thank you Aly, very informative and I've learnt a lot today.

[@cristinalopez2609]

Aly amaizing class as always. You make study English so easy and fun that's why I love you. Those clouds definitely don' look happy...jusy a great phrase!!!

[@kazmtoma9427]

Never get bored of watching you, so when I see your channel notification never take a rain check and when I finish it I feel right as rain 🌷😊😁

[@rosalbaramos1056]

I love how this guy says BETTER

[@itsmedanielvalente]

LOL "Sorry brazilians..." Aly, we ♥️ you, we're right as rain!

[@victorlangen]

What does it means in Brazil? I mean why did he apologized please

[@itsmedanielvalente]

@@victorlangen Hey Hi Well, It's a pejorative gesture of having sex.

[@MartEnglish]

Found that on reverso: "I'm sorry but let's have a raincheck on your cooking for me." That's not really about some schedule, but about, like, "we'll see if you can keep your promise", if I got it right, of course. Did I?

[@klaudiaw3038]

"when it rains, it pours" here in Poland we have an expression like that but it's used only for negative situations. Translation would be "misfortunes don't come in pairs, they run in herds".

[@strzalkowska52]

Pozdrowienia... z USA.👍🏻

[@CristinadelaLuz]

In Mexico we also have the same expression but we use only for negative things.

[@marynavrazhina5140]

The same in Russian language

[@klaudiaw3038]

@@marynavrazhina5140 how do you say it in Russian?

[@trueinfernalorque]

@@klaudiaw3038 "пришла беда - отворяй ворота"

[@TheLauraBradley]

I use the expression raining cats and dogs🤷‍♀️I love this expression/ idiom ... I use it almost as frequently as " it's nice weather for ducks" It has a wonderful history from when most houses where built with thatched roofs. In those days when there was heavy rain the animals would get washed out... They would jump out of the roofs. There for it would be raining cats and dogs.

[@lalitpal6797]

Sorry I can't come with you right now because I have to watch a new video on" rain ". Can I take a rain check?

[@inesperroud9058]

It happened to me three months ago. I had to get home after finishing an English course. It was really tipping it down out. All the streets were flooded. There were no taxis nowhere. It was raining sideways. Fortunately, I had an inverted umbrella I bought in London one year ago. Unfortunately, I hadn't taken a raincoat. So when I got home, I was drenched. I felt really bad. I was cold. I had a headache. I couldn't stop sneezing. I drank a hot tea and I went to bed. After a good sleep, the next day I was right as rain.

[@ricardomartinez-ox4hb]

Cool!

[@tvslm2348]

Nice..

[@injujuan8993]

Nice one, Ines! 👍👍😊😊☔☂️🌂🌈💖

[@thebrotherhoodshallprevail7874]

You're killing it

[@فاطمةعبدالكريم-ط4ت]

So useful. The best thing about your videos is it's fun and never been boring. Thank you

[@robustenglish-8965]

Hi. I've been following your videos for a while. and I was waiting for a new one. 💖

[@papateachme]

Oh hi! ✌️😁

[@robustenglish-8965]

@@papateachme 🤩🤩🤩

[@farhatfatima181]

Idk how come anyone non native can remember so much expressions. I give up

[@papateachme]

Only choose a few that you're gonna find useful, forget the rest! ✌️🤓❤️

[@thorathorheim5818]

So many, not so much. You can count the expressions

[@farhatfatima181]

@@thorathorheim5818 haha I know. My bad

[@MartEnglish]

Hey dude, you could just write them down and revise sometimes. Oooor, you can just watch this video again and again;-)

[@MrDaAsif]

I think sometimes there is a "logic" to expressions, I'm a native speaker from the US and I've never heard "and then the heavens opened" but if I heard it I'd understand Also even natives will hear expressions and need to look up it or ask :)

[@okazakibuddhist]

I wouldn't normally watch this, but it showed up on my "suggested" videos and the title attracted me. Hate to break it to you, but "Raining cats and dogs" is still a very common saying used in real life in the States, at least in the Midwest where I am from. It is also fairly commonly used amongst expats in Japan. Perhaps you can say it is not used in the UK, but you shouldn't say it isn't used and is trash. When I first started teaching English 20 years ago, I was the same as you, telling people that any saying I personally didn't use or hear was trash and that no one ever used it. But then I moved to Japan and started meeting English speakers from all over the world. Aussies, Kiwis, Canucks, South Africans, and so on. I quickly realized that phrases I considered old fashioned in US English were still in common use in other dialects of English, and vise versa. Nowadays I try to teach more rounded lessons, telling people things like "This idiom isn't so common in UK English, but you will hear it a lot of you go to the West Coast of America" or things like that. I would suggest you do the same. Your actual lesson was good and I think learners of English could benefit from it. But I just don't like your prescriptive command "never use this phrase". BTW, one common one - again, from the midwest US - that I didn't hear you mention is "It's raining sheets" or "It's coming down in sheets", used when you get those downpours from storms .

[@miguel-gohan]

I couldn't agree more!

[@Gill_Lydia]

Thanks for the comment! It is very helpful for me!

[@rauldiaz2518]

Chill out lady. Smoke a cigarette

[@BonnieNewmankiera]

Wow that was alot of word but i still read it all and mostly everyone at my school my family and random people in Alabama always say it

[@marynastanishevska8164]

We also say "the heavens opened" in my language, Ukrainian, not very often, though... It's smth from the Bible, I guess. I like your drawings btw😃

[@kreuzbergligokhan3256]

Україна вже не умереет

[@Pilum1000]

небеса разверзлись ? :>

[@karinanemica5973]

@@Pilum1000 "Разверзлись хляби небесные". Это если выбрать совсем архаичный вариант. :)

[@d.on.in.a]

Same in Sicily but with the sky intead of heaven

[@Justme-ip3wc]

Nobody: 2020: ... Me 15 mins ago: *sad noises* Me now: "When it rains, it pours" (followed by more sad noises)

[@andyocanada2857]

That's so useful, thank you so so much!

[@llyll9029]

Right, you don't use that expression, but all over the world English learners do!! It's so funny. So, you'll have to put it into use again. It happens in our country with "tango", nobody even listen tango anymore. But the "World" fell in love with tango, so now, it comes into fashion again.

[@silviacostanzo5659]

"When It rains it pours" in Italian is "Piove sul bagnato" (It rains over wet) but we use it just with a negative sense.

[@milfebrilia2121]

“ When it rains , pray that it would be a beneficial rains” 😘xx

[@hessaalali1282]

its raining cats and dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogs

[@Franciscoluche]

You forgot “It’s raining men!!!” 😂😂😂 (ALLÉLUIA 😉)

[@linnea8753]

Talking about non weather related rain expressions, in Swedish we say "to pretend that it's raining", meaning to not react to something or pretend that you didn't notice. Is there any similar in English?

[@TheElden]

Hah) “It’s raining sideways” and “It’s raining on and off” is the most suitable expressions for St. Petersburg)

[@strangeshadow5903]

I knew that you are Russian cause of '')'' ,почему-то только русские так пишут)

[@TheElden]

@@strangeshadow5903 cause its simple and faster than use usual smile :3

[@strangeshadow5903]

@@TheElden Russian people are always different from others 🤟☝️

[@jatinprasad7341]

Just wanna say one word "AWESOME". Really, the way you teach is marvelous.

[@shivamraj710]

This is by far the most comprehensive video I have ever seen about rain. Really loved it. You are head and shoulders above every other English teacher on KZbin.

[@mashirakhan498]

😒Me and my sis had a fight this morning ......but now we are right as rain😁 !(is this sentence ....... correct Aly ?)

[@markoldgeezer167]

When it rains, it pours. I've always said "It never rains but it pours", which I suppose sounds more pessimistic.

[@w.w7974]

Hi guys, hope u all doing well. Could any body tell me what's the vocabulary for "making a date earlier than it's planned" I mean the opposite of "delay, postpone, put off, push back" I need the opposite. I feel it's something like "make it ahead ..." sth like that🥺🥺😭

[@nguyenthinhung3279]

I had an argument with my boss about her decision yesterday but we're right as rain today.

[@_sosegado]

In the minute 5:11 you wrote "can you start Monday?" My question is, when can you omit the preposition 'on' before days?

[@EnglishwithKathryn]

Yes we can but we mostly use the preposition ‘on’. If in doubt use ‘on’.

[@zikiki8178]

Phyllis from The Office says it!🤷‍♀️

[@pensleepe]

And there is also something like - to save money for a rainy day, right? In polish we say "to save money for a dark hour" :)

[@trangdung2695]

My husband lost his job a year ago. He sent his CV to a lot of companies. But no response. But then all of a sudden, three companies called to offer the job. When it rains, it pours

[@TGIAB88]

謝謝！

[@hectorpg1181]

There are many KZbin videos teaching this expression so I don’t understand what we can not use it

[@toobatooba5334]

❤❤❤

[@kavoshmobile6042]

Hi please teach modals .may you teach us modals and clause and different type of clauses?

[@knucklestheechidna5718]

Actually, technically you did say it now that you made this video.

[@pearl2158]

I can't thank u enough 😻🙋🌸

[@carloscogollo805]

In Latin America we say; “its pissing down!” = “está cayendo un aguacero!” Kind of literally= “a downpour is falling down”. I lost my job and I broke up with my girlfriend; anyway when it rains it pours!

[@isadorasofia7618]

I have two dogs, and yesterday they was fighting about food, but today they're right as rain

[@gutermann4227]

My friend and I went to his house for a stay over, when it came to playing games we fell out over it and i went back home, in a day or two we were as right as rain again.

[@Xannika2008]

you say "anywho" instead of "anyway", really? I feel I need to watch these videos blindfolded - still overgestured..

[@davidasilva8649]

9:54 i am Brazilian , and i still don't know what you did!😂😂

[@hnmarinho]

omg hhaha really? dont you know that gesture hand? hahahha

[@Bawakawa]

@@hnmarinho Excuse, I'm curious :) What does that mean in Brazil?

[@Jobless_inf]

Thank God i wasn't wrong when i thought it sounds weird irl

[@soapter]

Welllllll i think you said "Its raining cats and dogs" quite a few times...

[@iopoebk]

I was doing my homework when it started bucketing down out there. I was surprised because it usually rains on and off in the place I live. Anyway, the day before my girlfriend and I had a massive argument, I took a rain check when I actually was able to go out with her. So, she kicked me out of the house while it was gloomy outside. And apparently, I got caught in the rain and got drenched. But the next day she forgave me and everything was right as rain.

[@ilhamam8018]

Make the idiom of summer, because it's high season. Have got sunny day😁

[@carlosgc8883]

Hi, what about cloak and dagger?

[@Александра-ы7у5ж]

It now rains on anf off in my city (by the way, after a short period of extremely hot weather)

[@shristisahu9087]

Raining ☔ The heavens opened. It's raining on and off. It's pouring outside It's raining sideways. When it rains, it pours. (many problems or together suddenly It's rainy out. It's pissing out. (vulgar) It's pouring down out. It's pouring it down It's chucking/tipping /bucketing /throwing /coming, it down I'm right as rain (a situation when things are fine after a while) It's trying to rain. (little bit raining) It's spitting. (little bit raining) It's drizzling. I got caught in the rain. I'm wet /soaked /soaking wet /drenched. I've to take a rain check. (want to delay a meeting) CLOUDY : it's overcast /miserable out /gloomy /grey. Those clouds do not look happy. 😊😊😊 No you are in no way a stupid teacher. Thanks a lot Aly! Sir! ✨

[@rabiafidan9256]

I've come this far to find this comment. Thank you!

[@dauth25]

The expression " Now you can say that again", u use it?

[@krishanu-d1k]

I use it blud.

[@inventiontv5980]

Papa, You are awesomeee 💜❤❤

[@elenavoronina1560]

"When it rains, it pours" I can say about a year in my life when I lost several close relatives.

[@Dvelher]

In Spanish we say "llueve sobre mojado" on that expression "when it rains, it pours". ✌️

[@puneetkainth9267]

My husband uses a lot pissing down hahaha

[@odovillar]

LOL on the excuses for what the gesture with the hands means to Brazilians. We really do this. hahahaha

[@NishiAAAddiction]

LOL I died at the "sorry Brazilians" As a BR I have to admit the gesture didn't click until you called yourself out 😂 Amazing to see someone who knows what that means 😂 You're an awesome teacher 🤗

[@G4E12]

Lucky you 🤣🤣

[@DersuUzala.]

It never rains but it pours.

[@johnnicholls5344]

It's bucketing down ! Yep it's raining cats and dogs. It's a lovely colourful expression to have up one's sleeve !!

[@abhirajsharmagardening7469]

These expressions are hard to understand for someone who is beginner. it depends where people can understand what is being spoken. Well it's raining cats and dogs has been a popular idiom and so many people know it. Well you taught better and I shall try to speak these new ways of speaking.😆

[@learnenglishwithhossam7281]

I watch you the whole advertisement even if I won't watch the video. Ĺõvè ü âli ŵilliàm. 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😃😃😃😃😃😃😃. Ýòù are mý teaćĥer 😃😃

[@kikilee1495]

My teacher never gives me homework, but just before the exams. The homework come pouring in. When iy rains it pours

[@nstarydub]

it is pouring outside

[@KindaCosyEnglish]

I've watched til the end and that was actually the best part ahahha

[@lukehorvath571]

I say raining cats and dogs

[@rickimam]

I like it’s bucketing down best and use it pretty often.

[@erzeh]

Ah so much fun to watch :) I love your dynamic happy way of learning things. Thank you so much, mate!

[@papateachme]

Cheers dude!✌️🤓

[@erzeh]

@@papateachme I meant teaching lol, I'm learning. Sorry about that

[@medharajjyotishi2156]

Yeah I went to my friend's house on my birthday and at the time of returning the heavens opened. By the time I reached my home, I was drenched 💦.

[@janardhanansyamala6127]

A good example experienced by me : I got caught by corona two time, so I can say when it rains, it pours

[@Jim-rb2np]

KZbin recommended me this video: "Stop saying it's raining cats and dogs" Me: WTF? I've never said that expression or heard about it, I didn't even get taught that in the language institute I used to go, or when I lived in the States. P.S. this is the 1st time I hear it's raining cats and dogs, in many years of studying English lol

[@viktorgmez]

Maybe because it's British?

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

I've used it alot despite being in America.

[@rheafelisilda3977]

you are a good English teacher daddy keep up the good work

[@bahjomursal2793]

I can't go out in this weather .it's pouring

[@ddias8013]

British are top inventors of rain idioms... I wonder why... 🤔😂 You’re the bestest teacher ever ❤️❤️

[@legrandduc955]

For "it rains,it pours" we have something like which can be translated in English as "the trouble doesn't come alone" in Russian(Беда не приходит одна). Are they similar?

[@sayswag5656]

I hv been single for 20 years but in this lockdown i hv got 10 proposals🤣i can see when it rains it pours

[@papateachme]

Haha

[@RIanCold]

Great expressions! If I am in "nice" company, I'd probably not say "p*ssing" down but I do say "peeing" down. I wonder how long it's going to take me to become even half as confident as you when I'm filming. It'll probably take me "'til the cows come home" ;)

[@georgikulumbegov8287]

Crazy money 38

[@vcm9216]

Just received my final grades... WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS!

[@mironovsan]

There is an expression with the"rain" word which doesn't have anything to do with the weather: "to rain on someone's parade". It means "to belittle someone's deeds or qualities"