throw the bull around

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throw the bull around

verb throws the bull around · throwing the bull around · threw the bull around · thrown the bull around · throw the bull

  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.

    Similar: shoot the breeze

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@misc{throw_the_bull_around_2026,
  title = {throw the bull around},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throw%20the%20bull%20around},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}