trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail

A form of trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail — Synonym of trust someone as far as one could throw them.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail
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APA

trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trusting%20someone%20as%20far%20as%20one%20could%20fling%20a%20bull%20by%20the%20tail

MLA

“trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trusting%20someone%20as%20far%20as%20one%20could%20fling%20a%20bull%20by%20the%20tail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trusting%20someone%20as%20far%20as%20one%20could%20fling%20a%20bull%20by%20the%20tail.

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