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The phrase raining cats and dogs comes from Old Norse mythology and is related to Odin, the storm god;A red herring is a distraction from the main issue, and comes from old fox hunting traditions;The saying dont count your chickens before they hatch was first found in Aesops writings;The phrase gravy train means to doittle work for aot of pay, and originated in the 1920s.