a (real) toad-strangler

A particularly heavy or torrential downpour of rain. (Chiefly heard in the southern United States.) It's a real toad-strangler out there today—looks like we'll have to have our barbecue another day. There's no way I'm biking to work in a toad-strangler like this!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kaulana	-	Hawaiian
Thomas	TAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Arlott	['a:lət]
Martti	MAHRT-tee	Finnish
Karoline	kah-ro-LEE-nə (German)	German, Danish, Norwegian
Gonzalo	gon-THAH-lo (Spanish), gon-SAH-lo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish