Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic)Synonym of shoot the breeze.

Examples

37 sentences

  1. He is always throwing his weight around.

    ruОн постоянно командует. — Biga

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  2. Tom is always throwing his weight around.

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  3. She threw her arms around him in horror.

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  4. He gets his way by throwing his weight around.

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  5. They're throwing papers around the room.

    ruОни разбрасывают бумаги по комнате. — marafon

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Forms

throws the bull around, throwing the bull around, threw the bull around, thrown the bull around
Base formthrow the bull around · to throw the bull around
3rd person singularthrows the bull around
Present participlethrowing the bull around
Past simplethrew the bull around
Past participlethrown the bull around

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythrow the bull around
he, she, itthrows the bull around

Past simpleLesson

all personsthrew the bull around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave thrown the bull around
he, she, ithas thrown the bull around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill throw the bull around

Synonyms

1 synonyms
shoot the breeze

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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