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the feathers fly
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the feathers will fly
the feathers'll fly
Etymology
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Probably from the fact that feathers may fly from birds when they fight.
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the
feathers
fly
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idiomatic
)
An
argument
or
fight
is
instigated
.
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the fur flies
make the dust fly
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