make the fur fly

make the fur fly
разг.
1) поднять шум, бучу; затеять ссору [первонач. амер.; жарг.]; см. тж. the fur fly

You made the fur fly and you put nine tin-horn grafters in the pen. But you never touched what was behind 'em. (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. III) — Вы подняли изрядный шум и посадили девять мелких взяточников в каталажку. Но вы даже не коснулись того, что породило взяточничество.

2) действовать быстро, энергично

Then we picked and shoveled, and made the fur fly. (M. Twain, ‘Huckleberry Finn’, ch. XXXVI) — Потом мы принялись копать, да так что небу жарко стало.

She was late and made the fur fly in her rush to get out. (RHD) — Она опаздывала, потому и суетилась так в последние минуты перед уходом.

3) ругательски ругать, отчитывать кого-л., наброситься на кого-л

He made a threatening jesture with his head, as much as to say he'd make the fur fly. (DAE) — Он угрожающе мотнул головой, как бы стараясь показать, что кое-кому не поздоровится.


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

  • 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

  • make the fur fly — phrasal 1. : to take part in a cat and dog fight 2. : to cause a lively disturbance 3. : to hustle about in doing a temporary job (as cleaning a room) * * * informal cause serious, perhaps violent, trouble …   Useful english dictionary

  • make the fur or feathers fly —  Quarrel. [Emph.] …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • fur — fur1 [fʉr] n. [ME furre, prob. contr. < furrure, fur lining or blanket OFr fourrure < fuerre, sheath, lining < Frank * fodr, akin to Ger futter < IE base * po , to tend flocks, cover, protect > Gr poimēn, Sans pālá , shepherd] 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • fur — furless, adj. /ferr/, n., adj., v., furred, furring. n. 1. the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal. 2. the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making… …   Universalium


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