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pulled the long bow

pulled the long bow is the simple past and past participle of pull the long bow.

Meaning of pull the long bow

Verb

pull the long bow (third-person singular simple present pulls the long bow, present participle pulling the long bow, simple past and past participle pulled the long bow)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of draw the long bow (“to exaggerate; to tell tall tales”).

Questions about pulled the long bow

What is pulled the long bow the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled the long bow is the simple past and past participle of pull the long bow.

Words near pulled the long bow in the dictionary

  1. pulled teeth
  2. pulled the fire alarm
  3. pulled the football
  4. pulled the ladder up after oneself
  5. pulled the ladder up behind oneself
  6. pulled the long bow
  7. pulled the other leg
  8. pulled the pin
  9. pulled the plug
  10. pulled the rug
  11. pulled the rug out from under

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