Timothy ran inside and slammed the door behind him. He held an umbrella, but his clothes were wet. "It's raining cats and dogs out there!" he yelled at no one in particular.
Which statement describes the meaning of the phrase "raining cats and dogs"? (1 point)
A. Cats and dogs are running from the rain.
B. The rain is about to stop.
C. Cats and dogs are playing in the rain.
D. It is raining very hard
D. It is raining very hard
D. It is raining very hard.
To determine the meaning of the phrase "raining cats and dogs," we can first look at the context in which it is used. In the given passage, Timothy ran inside and slammed the door because it was raining outside. He also mentioned that his clothes were wet, implying that it was raining heavily.
To confirm this, we can also consider the phrase itself. "Raining cats and dogs" is an idiom, which means it is a phrase that doesn't literally mean what it says. In this case, the phrase is used metaphorically to describe heavy rain.
By analyzing both the context and the meaning of the idiom, we can conclude that the statement that best describes the meaning of "raining cats and dogs" is:
D. It is raining very hard.