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> "raining buckets" Really? Which part of the UK does that come from. Where I come from *Nort Wilts.) the related phrase would be "It's bucketing down!" but
by kwhitefoot 4y ago
> "raining buckets"
Really? Which part of the UK does that come from. Where I come from *Nort Wilts.) the related phrase would be "It's bucketing down!" but I've never heard anyone say "It's raining buckets!".
- humanistbot 4y agoIt's more "buckets of rain"
- adelie 4y agoit's a common expression here in the US, at least! unsure about the UK.
- eru 4y agoIt would be exceedingly funny, if the expression had become idiomatic in the US, _because_ of the book. (However, it might have come to US English from Spanish which is pretty close to Portuguese and thus ultimately from the same source as the book?)
- anthk 4y agoSpanish has "llover a cántaros" too.
- nickcox 4y agoAlso from north Wilts and I'm pretty sure I've heard (and used) both forms.
- andrew_ 4y ago"raining cats and dogs" also popular in the U.S.
- denton-scratch 4y agoI just stepped on a poodle.
- parrellel 4y agoRaining Buckets is definitely still in use in America, and shows up enough in old books? Linguistic drift?
- jasonhansel 4y agoWhere I am (Boston area) "raining cats and dogs" seems to be the more common idiom.
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