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make the fur fly

make the fur fly verb: to have a vicious fight or altercation.

Verb

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

  1. To have a vicious fight or altercation.

Forms of make the fur fly

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

Origin of make the fur fly

From the way fur is torn from fighting animals.

Questions about make the fur fly

What does make the fur fly mean?
Make the fur fly means to have a vicious fight or altercation.
What part of speech is make the fur fly?
Make the fur fly is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the fur fly?
The past tense of make the fur fly is made the fur fly.

Words near make the fur fly in the dictionary

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

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