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shoot the bull

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To chinwag; to talk idly.

idiomatic

Examples

“1976-1977, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I didn't get⟳ what this group therapy was all about, it seemed to me it was just a bunch of people shooting the bull.”
“Shooting the bull with Benny and Elvira while Nelson skitters around out there in the lake of rooftops, selling used cars like⟳ hotcakes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

shoot the cat shoot the five shoot the lens shoot the messenger shoot the moon shoot the shit

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