What does “Non ci piove” mean?
Non ci piove
Word for word
It doesn't rain on it
What it really means
There is not the slightest doubt about it. Used to close an assertion, marking the point as beyond discussion.
How we say it in English
No two ways about it
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Piove sul bagnato
When it rains, it pours — but note that English almost always uses it for bad news, while the Italian cuts both ways
Fare un freddo cane
To be freezing cold — or, stronger, it's brutal out there
Avere la luna storta
To get up on the wrong side of the bed
Non vedo l'ora
I can't wait
Ogni morte di papa
Once in a blue moon
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"