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fight like cat and dog

fight like cat and dog verb: to fight (among themselves) frequently or irreconcilably.

Verb

fight like cat and dog (third-person singular simple present fights like cat and dog, present participle fighting like cat and dog, simple past and past participle fought like cat and dog)

  1. (UK, simile) To fight (among themselves) frequently or irreconcilably.

fight like cat and dog meaning in Vietnamese

fight like cat and dog in Vietnamese

Translations
đánh nhau như chó với mèo, như chó với mèo

Forms of fight like cat and dog

third-person singular presentfights like cat and dog
present participlefighting like cat and dog
past participlefought like cat and dog
pastfought like cat and dog
alternative USfight like cats and dogs

Questions about fight like cat and dog

What does fight like cat and dog mean?
Fight like cat and dog means to fight (among themselves) frequently or irreconcilably.
What is fight like cat and dog in Vietnamese?
Fight like cat and dog in Vietnamese is đánh nhau như chó với mèo, như chó với mèo. See Fight like cat and dog meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is fight like cat and dog?
Fight like cat and dog is a verb.
What is the past tense of fight like cat and dog?
The past tense of fight like cat and dog is fought like cat and dog.

Words near fight like cat and dog in the dictionary

  1. fight IQ
  2. fight IQs
  3. fight it out
  4. fight like a married couple
  5. fight like an old married couple
  6. fight like cat and dog
  7. fight like cats and dogs
  8. fight me
  9. fight off
  10. fight one's corner
  11. fight one's guts out

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