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like a bull at a gate

like a bull at a gate prepositional phrase: charging into some task without much thought, taking action hastily.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) charging into some task without much thought, taking action hastily

Questions about like a bull at a gate

What does like a bull at a gate mean?
Like a bull at a gate means charging into some task without much thought, taking action hastily.
What part of speech is like a bull at a gate?
Like a bull at a gate is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a bull at a gate in the dictionary

  1. like a bitch on heat
  2. like a blue-arsed fly
  3. like a boss
  4. like a bowl in a china shop
  5. like a bug to a zapper
  6. like a bull at a gate
  7. like a bull in a china shop
  8. like a bulldog with a bone
  9. like a bump on a log
  10. like a cat in a strange garret
  11. like a cat on a hot tin roof

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