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throws the bull around

throws the bull around is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

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Throws the bull around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw the bull around.

Words near throws the bull around in the dictionary

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

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