throw the bull around

verb

Synonym of shoot the breeze.

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Meanings

verbthrow the bull around (third-person singular simple present throws the bull around, present participle throwing the bull around, simple past threw the bull around, past participle thrown the bull around)

present singular third person throws the bull around · participle present throwing the bull around · past threw the bull around · participle past thrown the bull around · alternative throw the bull

  1. UScolloquialidiomaticSynonym 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.

    2016, Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, spoken by hockey coach (Tate Donovan)

    Synonyms: shoot the breeze

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of shoot the breeze.

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shoot the breeze
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shoot the bull
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APA

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“throw the bull around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20the%20bull%20around. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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