throw the bull

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To chat idly. dated,idiomatic,intransitive
    — "Hello, Steve. Don't let me interrupt your business conference." ¶ "You're not. We were just throwing the bull. The boys are worrying about what will happen to the book business when we get in the war. Paper restrictions and the usual trade dung."
  2. To make false boastful claims. dated,idiomatic,intransitive
    — "I'm glad you look at it that way. I don't want you to think I'm just throwing the bull."
  3. To talk or write in an obscure and pretentious manner. dated,idiomatic,intransitive
    — I was about to write a simple theme about this dumb question when I remembered that my literary friends were always "throwing the bull"—building up their sentences to sound complex and sophisticated.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, the, bull. dated,idiomatic,intransitive

词形变化

throws the bull present,singular,third-person throwing the bull participle,present threw the bull past thrown the bull participle,past
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