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thrown the bull around

thrown the bull around is the past participle 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 thrown the bull around

What is thrown the bull around the past participle of?
Thrown the bull around is the past participle of throw the bull around.

Words near thrown the bull around in the dictionary

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

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