pleuvoir à boire debout

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “to rain so much that one could drink standing”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /plø.vwa.ʁ‿a bwaʁ də.bu/ === Verb === pleuvoir à boire debout to rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily) Synonyms: pleuvoir à verse, pleuvoir à seaux, pleuvoir des cordes