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

1. (UK, simile) To fight frequently or irreconcilably.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: olla kuin kissa ja koira, tapella kuin kissa ja koira, olla napit vastakkain
• French: s’entendre comme chien et chat (fr)
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• 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.