"pleuvoir à boire debout" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /plø.vwa.ʁ‿a bwaʁ də.bu/ Audio: Fr-Paris--pleuvoir à boire debout.ogg [Paris]
Etymology: Literally, “to rain so much that one could drink standing”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to rain so much that one could drink standing}} “to rain so much that one could drink standing”, {{lit|to rain so much that one could drink standing}} Literally, “to rain so much that one could drink standing” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} pleuvoir à boire debout
  1. to rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily) Synonyms: pleuvoir à verse, pleuvoir à seaux, pleuvoir des cordes

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