like cats and dogs
Example Sentences
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She said she had also seen hedgehogs, bats and even domestic animals like cats and dogs trapped by them.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
The kitten also didn’t have a pad on the back of its wrist, like cats and dogs do today.
From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 20, 2024
“We could be fighting like cats and dogs, but once you hit the national park, forget it,” said Sheree.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2024
Emma and Emily are oil and water and fight like cats and dogs.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2023
It was born in a hundred small quarrels, the quarrels of women whose children must live and play together and fight each other like cats and dogs.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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