- It's raining pitchforks (and hammer handles).
- It's raining pitchforks (and hammer handles). & It's raining cats and dogs.Rur. It is raining very hard. •
Take an umbrella. It's raining pitchforks and hammer handles out there!
•Charlie: Have you looked outside? How's the weather? Mary: It's raining cats and dogs.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.