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What does it's raining elephants and mice out here. mean?
What does it's raining elephants and mice out here. mean?
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and what is the difference between "raining dogs and cats" and this?
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There is no such idiom of "raining elephants and mice," I've never heard it. They mean it is raining cats and dogs, which means it is raining very hard. The person saying this was trying to put a funny twist on the old expression.
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