shoot the bull
Example Sentences
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“Us young collectors had a place to go, not only to buy, but we get to shoot the bull with people about our favorite players or things coming up,” he said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2020
“I hope people can take a little stress off, shoot the bull, have a little fun,” he says.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2018
“We’d just shoot the bull ... I didn’t know all this stuff. Nobody knew.”
From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2016
On Friday, Mike McLelland walked into the shop determined to do one thing: shoot the bull.
From Time • Apr. 3, 2013
I called after her, telling her to wait, to give me a chance to shoot the bull.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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