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trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail

trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail is the present participle and gerund of trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail.

Meaning of trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail

Verb

trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail (third-person singular simple present trusts someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail, present participle trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail, simple past and past participle trusted someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail)

  1. Synonym of trust someone as far as one could throw them.
    • […] you shall not lose one shilling per annum by me.” “I'll trust you as far as I can fling a bull by the tail. […]1856, Charles Reade, It is never too late to mend

Questions about trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail

What is trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail the present participle and gerund of?
Trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail is the present participle and gerund of trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail.

Words near trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail in the dictionary

  1. trustin'
  2. trustiness
  3. trusting
  4. trusting someone across the street
  5. trusting someone as far as one can spit
  6. trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail
  7. trusting someone as far as one could spit
  8. trusting someone as far as one could throw them
  9. trustingly
  10. trustingness
  11. trustless

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