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threw the bull around

threw the bull around is the simple past of throw the bull around.

Meaning of throw the bull around

Verb

throw the bull around (third-person singular simple present throws the bull around, present participle throwing the bull around, simple past threw the bull around, past participle thrown the bull around)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic) Synonym of shoot the breeze.
    • I lost my dad right about your age. So I know what you're goin' through. So if you wanna come in and talk, or you just want somebody to spill your guts to, or you just wanna throw the bull around, door’s open.2016, Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, spoken by hockey coach (Tate Donovan)

Questions about threw the bull around

What is threw the bull around the simple past of?
Threw the bull around is the simple past of throw the bull around.

Words near threw the bull around in the dictionary

  1. threw stones in a glass house
  2. threw tantrums
  3. threw the baby out with the bathwater
  4. threw the book at
  5. threw the bull
  6. threw the bull around
  7. threw the handkerchief
  8. threw the hatchet
  9. threw the rulebook at
  10. threw them bows
  11. threw things at the wall and saw what stuck

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