To make the feathers/fur fly British informal verb phrase
The verb "make" can be replaced by "cause"
To stir up disputation, trouble, or clash
If I were in your shoes, I'd make the fur fly.
To do something with eagerness, energy or passion
Kate makes the feathers fly when it comes to cooking.
To punish someone or something harshly
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.
White lie
The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The expression originated from the way chickens fight, causing the feathers to fly in all directions. The term 'flying fur' appeared first from the 17th century, in Hudibras from 1663 by Samuel Butler:
"I'll make the fur fly about the ears of that old cur,"
The term 'flying feathers' appeared later from the early 19th century, in John Neal's Brother Jonathan from 1825:
"He'd make the feathers fly."
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.