"make the fur fly" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes the fur fly [present, singular, third-person], making the fur fly [participle, present], made the fur fly [participle, past], made the fur fly [past]
Etymology: From the way fur is torn from fighting animals. Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the fur fly}} make 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)
  1. To have a vicious fight or altercation. Categories (topical): Violence Related terms: watch the fur fly, make the feathers fly
    Sense id: en-make_the_fur_fly-en-verb-dR7MdlZk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "made the fur fly",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made the fur fly",
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      ]
    }
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      },
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