shoot the bull
英 [ʃu:t ðə bul] 美 [ʃut ði bʊl]

v.

吹牛，闲谈，瞎扯；

双语例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. Henry bragged that his bicycle was the fastest.
   亨利吹牛说他的自行车最快。
2. He wants to outpsych you, don't listen to his bull.
   别听他吹牛，他只不过想唬住你。

权威例句

Zsigmond, ILM Shoot the Bull
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Pasadena Police Fatally Shoot Pit Bull after Attack, Injure Two Other Dogs
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A pilot study: The effects of Red Bull Energy shoot on exercise performance while running (2012)
Pressman, Cusack shoot TV `Bull'
Biology and control of the European pine shoot moth