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make the fur fly

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make the fur fly

 and make the feathers fly

Fig. to cause a fight or an argument; to create an uproar. When your mother gets home and sees what you've done, she'll really make the fur fly. When those two get together, they'll make the feathers fly. They hate each other.

See also: fly, fur, make