The idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means..

Even difficult days will turn out for the better

Every cloud is outlined in silver

It was a great movie with Jennifer Lawrence

The idiom, "Its raining cats and dogs" means..

Its raining really hard outside

Its actually raining cats and dogs outside

a phrase that doesn't have a literal or predictive meaning

a phrase that is supposed to be taken literally

a phrase that has several meanings

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

a euphemistic figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is

a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.