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[andorles]

Dear teachers:

Last Monday, I asked about a phrase, but nobody answer my.
I really want to know.
Can answer my quickly?
Thank you.

we can say "rain cats and dogs" when heavy rain.
It is impossible that rain cats and dogs really.
Why say that? It's a story? or other


Best wishes,
Eric Wang Very Happy

[rice07]

Hi

The same question that Tone posted ealier might help a little.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/student/viewtopic.php?p=107148&highlight=#107148

[peterteacher]

Hiya,

I think I heard that it came from "It's raining fish and frogs" which has been known to really happen when a tornado pulls them from a lake or some such event.

Fish and frogs that is, not cats and dogs

But as I said in another post, it's rare that anyone ever knows the true meaning behind English's stranger idioms, and you'll go nuts worrying about it

Now try and find out why "go nuts" = "go crazy"
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[andorles]

Thank you, peterteacher.
Thank tou, rice07.



>Now try and find out why "go nuts" = "go crazy"
I guess
Nut is food.
It has a hard shell.
So, eat nut is very hard.
Let the human who eat it go crazy.


Best wishes,
Eric Wang