fight like cat and dog

English

Alternative forms

fight like cats and dogs (US)

Pronunciation

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Verb

fight like cat and dog (third-person singular simple present fights like cat and dog, present participle fighting like cat and dog, simple past and past participle fought like cat and dog)

(UK, simile) To fight frequently or irreconcilably.

Translations

Finnish: olla kuin kissa ja koira, tapella kuin kissa ja koira, olla napit vastakkain
French: s’entendre comme chien et chat (fr)
Japanese: 犬猿の仲 (ja) (けんえんのなか, ken'en no naka)
Portuguese: brigar que nem cão e gato
Russian: жить как ко́шка с соба́кой (žitʹ kak kóška s sobákoj)
Spanish: llevarse como el perro y el gato (es)

References

“fight like cat and dog” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“fight like cat and dog” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“fight like cat and dog”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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