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make the fur fly

(also set the fur flying)

Definition

to cause a bad argument: He set the fur flying by demanding to see proof.Arguing and disagreeing
(Definition of make the fur fly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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