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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 �don't count your chickens before they hatch' was first found in Aesop's writings;The phrase �gravy train' means to do little work for a lot of pay, and originated in the 1920s.
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