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pulling the long bow

pulling the long bow is the present participle and gerund 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 pulling the long bow

What is pulling the long bow the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling the long bow is the present participle and gerund of pull the long bow.

Words near pulling the long bow in the dictionary

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

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