English Explanatory Dictionary

throw the bull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To chat idly.
  2. To make false boastful claims.
  3. To talk or write in an obscure and pretentious manner.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, the, bull.

Word forms

throw the bull throws the bull throwing the bull threw the bull thrown the bull

Synonyms

shoot the bull

Related words

throw the bull around
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