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make the feathers fly

make the feathers fly verb: to cause a big upset or fight.

Verb

make the feathers fly (third-person singular simple present makes the feathers fly, present participle making the feathers fly, simple past and past participle made the feathers fly)

  1. To cause a big upset or fight.

Forms of make the feathers fly

third-person singular presentmakes the feathers fly
present participlemaking the feathers fly
past participlemade the feathers fly
pastmade the feathers fly

Origin of make the feathers fly

From the way feathers fly in all directions when chickens fight.

Questions about make the feathers fly

What does make the feathers fly mean?
Make the feathers fly means to cause a big upset or fight.
What part of speech is make the feathers fly?
Make the feathers fly is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the feathers fly?
The past tense of make the feathers fly is made the feathers fly.

Words near make the feathers fly in the dictionary

  1. make the cheese more binding
  2. make the cut
  3. make the deasil
  4. make the difference
  5. make the dust fly
  6. make the feathers fly
  7. make the first move
  8. make the fur fly
  9. make the grade
  10. make the headlines
  11. make the most of

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