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
Gentry	['dʒentri]
Avi	-	Hebrew
Hayleigh	HAY-lee	English (Modern)
Neno	-	Serbian, Croatian
Marlen (2)	-	German
Shahrazad	-	Persian (Rare), Arabic