smoke a lot of cigarettes, chain smoke He died of lung cancer. He used to smoke like a furnace.
furilla
contraction of the phrase "for real"; something known to be true:"On the furilla, my nigga, just call me Scarface" -- Geto Boys (Scarface [1989])
without further ado
Idiom(s): without further ado
Theme: NOW
without further talk. (An overworked phrase usually heard in public announcements.) • And without further ado, I would like to introduce Mr. Bill Franklin! • The time has come to leave, so without further ado, good evening and good-bye.
rub sb 's fur the wrong way
Idiom(s): rub sb ('s fur) the wrong way
Theme: ANNOYANCE
to irritate someone. (From the rubbing of a cat's or dog's fur the wrong way.) • I'm sorry I rubbed your fur the wrong way. I didn't mean to upset you. • Don't rub her the wrong way!
make the fur fly
Idiom(s): make the fur fly AND make the feathers fly
Theme: INCITE
to cause a fight or an argument; to create an uproar (about something). (Informal.) • When your mother gets home and sees what you've done, she'll really make the fur fly. • When those two get together, they'll make the feathers fly. They hate each other.
fast and furious
Idiom(s): fast and furious
Theme: SPEED
very rapidly and with unrestrained energy. (Fixed order.) • Her work in the kitchen was fast and furious, and it looked lovely when she finished. • Everything was going so fast and furious at the store during the Christmas rush that we never had time to eat lunch.
Cat fur and kitty britches
(USA) When I used to ask my grandma what was for dinner, she would say 'cat fur and kitty britches'. This was her Ozark way of telling me that I would get what she cooked. (Ozark is a region in the center of the United States)
Fur coat and no knickers
Someone with airs and graces, but no real class is fur coat and no knickers.
fast and furious|fast|furious
adj. or adv. phr. Very fast; with much speed and energy. He was mowing the grass at a fast and furious rate.When I last saw her she was driving fast and furious down the street. Compare: GREAT GUNS.
make the fur fly|feather|feathers|fly|fur|make|mak
v. phr., informal Say or write mean things about someone or to jump on and fight hard. A man fooled Mr. Black and got his money. Mr. Black will really make the fur fly when he finds the man.Mrs. Baker's dog dug holes in her neighbor's garden. The neighbor really made the fur fly when she saw Mrs. Baker.
part of the furniture|furniture|part
n. phr. In a job or position for so long that one is taken entirely for granted, like a part of the physical surroundings. He has been working in the same office for so many years now that people consider him to be a part of the furniture.
hell has no fury like a woman scorned No anger is worse than that of a jilted woman. For example, Nancy has nothing good to say about Tom—hell has no fury, you know. This term is a shortening of William Congreve's lines, “Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn'd” (The Mourning Bride, 1697). Similar lines appear in several plays of the same period. Today the proverb is often shortened even more, as in the example.
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