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fur piece Rur. a long distance. (Fur = far.) It's a fur piece to the library. You'd best take the bus instead of walking. It's a pretty fur piece to the nearest big town. See also: piece 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. be all fur coat and no knickers (humorous) to look attractive but not really be very interesting or of good quality When he took over as chairman we discovered he was all fur coat and no knickers. the fur flies if the fur flies, people have a bad argument The fur was really flying during that meeting. See also: flies How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But fluffy or furless, jumbo or squat, all dogs belong to the same genus and species: Canis familiaris, or the domestic dog. Toss those Tinkerbell cosmetics, the socks with no heels, your furless Furby--and don't those Pokemon slippers deserve a decent burial? Perhaps it is no coincidence then that this furless feline came into Chastity's life the moment she finally sat down to tell the story she's been avoiding for years. |
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