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English In Use - 'It's Raining Rats And Dogs'

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse bit it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

The Daily Star tweaks with the popular English idiom 'It's Raining Cats And Dogs' (meaning it's raining heavily) for the headline on a story that the UK's worst tidal surge in 60 years has produced an invasion of rats with emergency services warning that there could be an influx of rodents moving into homes to seek dry shelter and food. The Star's headline is 'It's Raining Rats And Dogs'.

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