Meanings
verbmake 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)
present singular third person makes the fur fly · participle present making the fur fly · participle past made the fur fly · past made the fur fly
- To have a vicious fight or altercation.
Origin
From the way fur is torn from fighting animals.
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make the fur fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20fur%20fly
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“make the fur fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20fur%20fly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make the fur fly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20fur%20fly.
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