chover a chuzos

Galician

Alternative forms

• chover chuzos, chover chuzos de punta

Etymology

Literally, “to rain spears”

Verb

chover a chuzos

1. (idiomatic) rain cats and dogs

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chover a chuzos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega