throw the bull (English, verb)
expansion: throw the bull (third-person singular simple present throws the bull, present participle throwing the bull, simple past threw the bull, past participle thrown the bull)
expansion: (intransitive, idiomatic, somewhat dated)
Senses:
glosses: To chat idly.
tags: dated
idiomatic
intransitive
glosses: To make false boastful claims.
tags: dated
idiomatic
intransitive
glosses: To talk or write in an obscure and pretentious manner.
tags: dated
idiomatic
intransitive
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, the, bull.
tags: dated
idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: throws the bull
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: throwing the bull
tags: participle
present
form: threw the bull
tags: past
form: thrown the bull
tags: participle
past