raining cats and dogs

to be raining in great amounts It was raining cats and dogs by the time I got home.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Olufemi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Sadie	SAY-dee	English
Ogden	['ɔ:gdən]
ŠImo	-	Croatian
Benigna	-	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Late Roman
Rene	['renei]