What does fur-flying mean?
Fur-flying means (informal, idiomatic) Vicious..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal, idiomatic) Vicious..
2006: 'Anticlimactic as it may have been, the news last week that Meredith Vieira would replace Katie Couric on the “Today” show marked the dénouement of a fur-flying, nail-biting, years-long game of musical chairs among television’s leading ladies.' — The New Yorker, 17 April 2006, page 27.
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Fur-flying means (informal, idiomatic) Vicious..
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2006: 'Anticlimactic as it may have been, the news last week that Meredith Vieira would replace Katie Couric on the “Today” show marked the dénouement of a fur-flying, nail-biting, years-long game of musical chairs among television’s leading ladies.' — The New Yorker, 17 April 2006, page 27.
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