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pitchfork

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RAIN CATS AND DOGS or RAIN PITCHFORKS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[dog] See: [EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY], [GO TO THE DOGS], [HOT DOG], [LEAD A DOG'S LIFE], [LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE], [RAIN CATS AND DOGS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[cat] See: [COPY CAT], [CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT], [FRAIDY-CAT] or [FRAID-CAT] or [SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT], [HOLY CATS], [LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG], [LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bucket

[bucket] See: [KICK THE BUCKET], [RAIN CATS AND DOGS] or [RAIN BUCKETS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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