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1throw the bull — AND throw the crap tv. to hat; to boast. (Use caution with crap.) □ Tom could really throw the bull and sound right as rain. □ You’re just throwing the crap. Can it! …
2throw the crap — Go to throw the bull …
3shoot the bull — AND shoot the crap; shoot the shit tv. to chat and gossip. (The same as throw the bull. Use caution with crap; shit.) □ Let’s get together sometime and shoot the bull. □ You spend too much time shooting the crap …
4Ringing the bull — is a pub game. It involves swinging a bull s nose ring, which is attached to a string, in an arc so as to hook it onto a bull s horn or hook attached to the wall. It must stay on the horn or hook in order to count as a successful throw.There is a …
5throw — /throh/, v., threw, thrown, throwing, n. v.t. 1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun… …
6Bull riding — is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a large bull and attempting to stay mounted for at least 8 seconds while the animal attempts to buck off the rider. The rider tightly fastens one hand to the bull with a long braided rope. It is a …
7bull's-eye — bull s eyes 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing The bull s eye is the small circular area at the centre of a target. Five of his bullets had hit the bull s eye. 2) N COUNT In shooting or the game of darts, a bull s eye is a shot or throw of a dart that …
8The Pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …
9The Religion of Russia — The Religion of Russia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia A. The Origin of Russian Christianity There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …
10The Roman Congregations — The Roman Congregations † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Roman Congregations Certain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the… …
