"watch the fur fly" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: watches the fur fly [present, singular, third-person], watching the fur fly [participle, present], watched the fur fly [participle, past], watched the fur fly [past]
Etymology: From the way fur is torn from fighting animals. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} watch the fur fly (third-person singular simple present watches the fur fly, present participle watching the fur fly, simple past and past participle watched the fur fly)
  1. To allow a vicious fight or altercation to result from something or observe such a fight or altercation. Related terms: make the fur fly, watch the feathers fly
    Sense id: en-watch_the_fur_fly-en-verb-ysDM4Xz6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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