fight like cats and dogs in English

Forms: fights like cats and dogs [present, singular, third-person], fighting like cats and dogs [participle, present], fought like cats and dogs [participle, past], fought like cats and dogs [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|fight<,,fought> like cats and dogs}} fight like cats and dogs (third-person singular simple present fights like cats and dogs, present participle fighting like cats and dogs, simple past and past participle fought like cats and dogs)

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"fight like cats and dogs" meaning in English

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