| 单词 | to make the fur fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make the fur fly b. figurative in to stroke the fur the wrong way (i.e. to cause irritation); to make the fur fly (originally U.S. slang: see quot. 1848); also the fur flies, etc. ΚΠ 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 184 I'le make the fur Flie 'bout the eares of the old Cur.] 1814 Niles' Reg. VI. 67/2 Smugglers look out, or you will soon see ‘the fur fly’. 1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life ii. 11 I knew very well that I was in a devil of a hobble, for my father had been taking a few horns, and was in a good condition to make the fur fly. 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms To make the fur fly. To claw; scratch; wound severely. Used figuratively. 1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne I. vii. 100 He stroked all the fur the wrong way. 1888 Denver Republican 29 Feb. (Farmer) ‘Wait until the National Committee assembles..and you will see the fur fly from the Cleveland hide’. 1955 M. Gilbert Sky High v. 70 There was a slip-up... There was some fur flew about that, I can tell you. 1963 V. Gielgud Goggle-box Affair viii. 73 A good deal of fur's always flying about Gargantua. < as lemmas |
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