trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English
68
Scrabble Score
46
Letters
7
Syllables
18
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[…] 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. […]"
- "“I believe Horsfield's in favour of the scheme. How far would you trust that man?” Vane inquired. “About as far as I could fling a bull by the tail. […]"
- "He won't trust the payer-on-the-nail as far as he could fling a bull by the tail."
Inflected Forms
trusts someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail (present, singular)
trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail (participle, present)
trusted someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail (participle, past)
trusted someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail (past)