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pulls the long bow

pulls the long bow is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls the long bow

What is pulls the long bow the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls the long bow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the long bow.

Words near pulls the long bow in the dictionary

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

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