make the fur fly Definition

fur
noun

1. The thick fine soft coat of a hairy animal.

Thesaurus: coat, pelt, hide, down, fleece, skin, wool, hair, brush, fluff.
2a. The skin of such an animal with the hair attached, used to make, line or trim garments;
2b. A synthetic imitation of this.
3. A coat, cape or jacket made of fur or an imitation of it.
4. A whitish coating on the tongue, generally a sign of illness.
5. A whitish coating that forms on the inside of water pipes and kettles in hard-water regions.

verb furred, furring

tr & intr
1. To coat or become coated with a fur-like deposit.

Form: fur up (often)
Form: fur something up
2. To cover, trim or line with fur.

Derivative: furring

See separate entries.

Idiom: make the fur fly

colloq
To cause a commotion; to upset people.

Etymology: 14c: from French fuerre sheath or case.