Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watch the fur fly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
watch the -fur fly
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To allow a vicious fight or altercation to result from something or observe such a fight or altercation.

Etymology

From the way fur is torn from fighting animals.

Inflected Forms

watches the fur fly (present, singular) watching the fur fly (participle, present) watched the fur fly (participle, past) watched the fur fly (past)

Phrases

make the fur fly watch the feathers fly

Frequently Paired Words

make the fur fly watch the feathers fly

Questions

What does watch the fur fly mean?
To allow a vicious fight or altercation to result from something or observe such a fight or altercation.
Where does watch the fur fly come from?
From the way fur is torn from fighting animals.

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