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fighting like cat and dog

fighting like cat and dog is the present participle and gerund of fight like cat and dog.

Meaning of fight like cat and dog

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.

Questions about fighting like cat and dog

What is fighting like cat and dog the present participle and gerund of?
Fighting like cat and dog is the present participle and gerund of fight like cat and dog.

Words near fighting like cat and dog in the dictionary

  1. fighting hole
  2. fighting irons
  3. fighting it out
  4. fighting like a married couple
  5. fighting like an old married couple
  6. fighting like cat and dog
  7. fighting like cats and dogs
  8. fighting little judge
  9. fighting off
  10. fighting one's corner
  11. fighting one's guts out

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