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When the Devil Beats His Wife: The Curious Evolution of a Dark Idiom for a Sun Shower | Atkins Bookshelf
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In the deep South of the United States, when sunlight breaks through a gentle rain, you might hear someone say, “The devil’s beating his wife.” It’s a phrase that stops many outsiders in thei…