When it’s raining cats and dogs, the Greeks say, “It’s raining chair legs!” Omniglot has many more terms for downpours around the world. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Raining Chair Legs”
So grant in this country if it’s really raining hard we say it’s raining cats and dogs. Do you know what they say in Greece? It’s raining granite monuments. Close, close! They say it’s raining chair legs.
Oh, nice!
Yeah! Look out! Help!
It’s raining pillars and caps.
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