🗓️ Idiom: Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (v/ph)
💬 Meaning
- Arguing or fighting fiercely and constantly
- Having ongoing conflict, especially in a group or team
🧠 Example Sentences
- The two departments are fighting like cats and dogs over the project timeline.
- Instead of working together, the team was fighting like cats and dogs during the meeting.
- If we keep fighting like cats and dogs, we’ll never finish this task.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the traditional belief that cats and dogs naturally dislike each other and often fight. It has been used since the 1600s to describe people or groups that argue frequently and intensely.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The marketing and sales teams were ____________________ about the new campaign.
Answer
fighting like cats and dogs
2. Choose the correct meaning:
What does “fighting like cats and dogs” mean?
a) Working very hard together
b) Constantly arguing or in conflict
c) Training animals to get along
Answer
b) Constantly arguing or in conflict
3. Change the sentence using “fighting like cats and dogs”:
“The developers and designers are always having loud arguments and disagreements.”
Answer
The developers and designers are always fighting like cats and dogs.
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