fight like cats and dogs
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: to fight or argue a lot or in a very forceful and angry way
a married couple who are always fighting like cats and dogs
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The two fight like cats and dogs, but this is the fuel for his art.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2022
There's not much truth to the 'fight like cats and dogs' saying.
—Lauren Corriher, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2021
Pep and Hurby used to fight like cats and dogs.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2021
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2022
There's not much truth to the 'fight like cats and dogs' saying.
—Lauren Corriher, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2021
Pep and Hurby used to fight like cats and dogs.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2021
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