Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw the bull around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
throw the bul-l around
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of shoot the breeze.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

throws the bull around (present, singular) throwing the bull around (participle, present) threw the bull around (past) thrown the bull around (participle, past) throw the bull (alternative)

Synonyms

shoot the breeze

Questions

What does throw the bull around mean?
Synonym of shoot the breeze.

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