make the fur fly
fur
verb[ I ]
UKuk /fɜːr/ us /fɝː/-rr-
If water pipes, kettles, etc. fur, a hard grey substance forms on the inside: （水管、水壶等）生水锈，结水垢
fur (up)Over the years, the pipes in our house have slowly furred (up).多年以来，我们房子的水管慢慢地结上了水垢。
(alsofur up)
If someone's arteries (= tubes that carry blood from your heart) fur, or something furs them, they become slightly blocked: （动脉）阻塞
Eating too much fat furs up your arteries which slows down the flow of blood.摄入过多脂肪会阻塞你的动脉，减缓血液流动。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Covering and adding layers
additive
asphalt
bestrew
bind
blanket
blindfold
fall over
film
film over
gum
gum something up
inlaid
retile
retread
seasoned
slap
slap something on
smother something in/with something
tent
wax

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fur | American Dictionary

fur
noun[ C/U ]
us/fɜr/
the soft, thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair-covered skin of animals, removed from their bodies:
[ U ]Persian cats have long fur.
[ U ]My jacket is lined with fur.
[ C ]She wore diamonds and furs and always looked glamorous.

Examples of fur

fur
Then they got to a boucle sweater, which looked like poodle fur.
From Fast Company
It's like black spots on black fur -- you can't see them, but they're there, all the same.
From Washington Times
This is true in the areas of raw hides, skins, leather, and furs, and transportation.
From Foreign Policy
The breeders also built in loose fur, so any bites wouldn't do much damage.
From NPR
As a consequence, all that oily and waxy sebum, normally committed to lubricating fur, hadn't much fur to lubricate.
From Slate Magazine
They used images of the fur and of all the internal organs.
From NPR
Velvet is soft to the touch, like very short fur, and feels like life.
From OregonLive.com
If you have expensive furs or home office equipment, you would need a separate rider to get adequate coverage.
From CBS News
The more people who live there, the more skin that's going to be shed, the more pets, the more animal fur.
From TIME
He bought his wife a fur, immediately started the firm that would make his name synonymous with wealth, and boasted that he never looks back.
From New York Post
Modern tradition prefers the more friendly idea of an old man dressed in fur and rags who gave toys to good children.
From Buffalo News
I'm going to have my own line of luxury fur coats.
From New York Post
There's herring, too, pickled or prepared as selyodka pod shuba -- in a fur coat.
From NPR
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