the fur fly

the fur fly
разг.
1) вот будет дело; только перья полетят [первонач. амер.; жарг.]; см. тж. make the fur fly

....he would show those crooks. Now he had a real fighter behind him - a man like himself. Now, by George, the fur would begin to fly. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. VII) — ...он покажет этим жуликам! Теперь он не один: с ним рядом настоящий боец, такой же закаленный, как он сам. Ну и драка будет - только держись!

You should've seen the fur fly when she got mad. (RHD) — Если ее вывести из себя, полетят пух и перья.

2) работа спорится; ≈ (всем) чертям тошно (станет)

Boy, did the fur fly when she worked. (RHD) — Ну и проворная была, работа у нее в руках кипела!


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • make the fur fly — or[make the feathers fly] {v. phr.}, {informal} Say or write mean things about someone or to jump on and fight hard. * /A man fooled Mr. Black and got his money. Mr. Black will really make the fur fly when he finds the man./ * /Mrs. Baker s dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make the fur fly — or[make the feathers fly] {v. phr.}, {informal} Say or write mean things about someone or to jump on and fight hard. * /A man fooled Mr. Black and got his money. Mr. Black will really make the fur fly when he finds the man./ * /Mrs. Baker s dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ the\ fur\ fly — • make the fur fly • make the feathers fly v. phr. informal Say or write mean things about someone or to jump on and fight hard. A man fooled Mr. Black and got his money. Mr. Black will really make the fur fly when he finds the man. Mrs. Baker s… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • (the) fur starts to fly — the fur starts to fly the fur is flying phrase used for saying that people are very angry and arguing with each other Thesaurus: arguments and arguingsynonym to arguehyponym Main entry: fur …   Useful english dictionary

  • the fur starts to fly — or the fur is flying used for saying that people are very angry and arguing with each other …   English dictionary

  • the fur will fly — ► the fur will fly informal there will be a dramatic argument. Main Entry: ↑fur …   English terms dictionary

  • the fur is flying — the fur starts to fly or the fur is flying used for saying that people are very angry and arguing with each other …   English dictionary

  • make the feathers fly — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To enjoy working; be strong and work hard. * /When Mrs. Hale did her spring cleaning she made the feathers fly./ 2. See: MAKE THE FUR FLY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make the feathers fly — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To enjoy working; be strong and work hard. * /When Mrs. Hale did her spring cleaning she made the feathers fly./ 2. See: MAKE THE FUR FLY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ the\ feathers\ fly — v. phr. informal 1. To enjoy working; be strong and work hard. When Mrs. Hale did her spring cleaning she made the feathers fly. 2. See: make the fur fly …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make the fur fly — idi a) to cause a disturbance b) to do something quickly …   From formal English to slang


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