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watch the fur fly

watch the fur fly verb: to allow a vicious fight or altercation to result from something or observe such a fight or altercation.

Verb

watch the fur fly (third-person singular simple present watches the fur fly, present participle watching the fur fly, simple past and past participle watched the fur fly)

  1. To allow a vicious fight or altercation to result from something or observe such a fight or altercation.

Forms of watch the fur fly

third-person singular presentwatches the fur fly
present participlewatching the fur fly
past participlewatched the fur fly
pastwatched the fur fly

Origin of watch the fur fly

From the way fur is torn from fighting animals.

Questions about watch the fur fly

What does watch the fur fly mean?
Watch the fur fly means to allow a vicious fight or altercation to result from something or observe such a fight or altercation.
What part of speech is watch the fur fly?
Watch the fur fly is a verb.
What is the past tense of watch the fur fly?
The past tense of watch the fur fly is watched the fur fly.

Words near watch the fur fly in the dictionary

  1. watch straps
  2. watch tackle
  3. watch tackles
  4. watch the birdie
  5. watch the feathers fly
  6. watch the fur fly
  7. watch the pennies
  8. watch the world burn
  9. watch the world go by
  10. watch this space
  11. watch timing machine

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