cat and dog in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the idea that cats and dogs are always fighting each other.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "word": "cat and mouse"
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        {
          "text": "to go at each other cat and dog; to argue cat and dog"
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        "In a persistently argumentative or combative manner."
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          "word": "fight like cat and dog"
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          "word": "hammer and tongs"
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        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "cat and dog"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the idea that cats and dogs are always fighting each other.",
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      "expansion": "cat and dog (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fight like cat and dog"
    },
    {
      "word": "hammer and tongs"
    }
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          "word": "cat and mouse"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to go at each other cat and dog; to argue cat and dog"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a persistently argumentative or combative manner."
      ],
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        [
          "argumentative",
          "argumentative"
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          "combative",
          "combative"
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  "word": "cat and dog"
}

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"cat and dog" meaning in English

Adverb