make\ the\ fur\ fly

make\ the\ fur\ fly
• make the fur fly
• make the feathers fly
v. phr. informal
Say or write mean things about someone or to jump on and fight hard.

A man fooled Mr. Black and got his money. Mr. Black will really make the fur fly when he finds the man.

Mrs. Baker's dog dug holes in her neighbor's garden. the neighbor really made the fur fly when she saw Mrs. Baker.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • make the fur fly — or[make the feathers fly] {v. phr.}, {informal} Say or write mean things about someone or to jump on and fight hard. * /A man fooled Mr. Black and got his money. Mr. Black will really make the fur fly when he finds the man./ * /Mrs. Baker s dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make the fur fly — or[make the feathers fly] {v. phr.}, {informal} Say or write mean things about someone or to jump on and fight hard. * /A man fooled Mr. Black and got his money. Mr. Black will really make the fur fly when he finds the man./ * /Mrs. Baker s dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make the feathers fly — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To enjoy working; be strong and work hard. * /When Mrs. Hale did her spring cleaning she made the feathers fly./ 2. See: MAKE THE FUR FLY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make the feathers fly — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To enjoy working; be strong and work hard. * /When Mrs. Hale did her spring cleaning she made the feathers fly./ 2. See: MAKE THE FUR FLY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ the\ feathers\ fly — v. phr. informal 1. To enjoy working; be strong and work hard. When Mrs. Hale did her spring cleaning she made the feathers fly. 2. See: make the fur fly …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make the fur fly — idi a) to cause a disturbance b) to do something quickly …   From formal English to slang

  • make the fur fly — phrasal 1. : to take part in a cat and dog fight 2. : to cause a lively disturbance 3. : to hustle about in doing a temporary job (as cleaning a room) * * * informal cause serious, perhaps violent, trouble …   Useful english dictionary

  • make the fur or feathers fly —  Quarrel. [Emph.] …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • fur — fur1 [fʉr] n. [ME furre, prob. contr. < furrure, fur lining or blanket OFr fourrure < fuerre, sheath, lining < Frank * fodr, akin to Ger futter < IE base * po , to tend flocks, cover, protect > Gr poimēn, Sans pālá , shepherd] 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • fur — furless, adj. /ferr/, n., adj., v., furred, furring. n. 1. the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal. 2. the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making… …   Universalium

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