10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOT THE BULL»
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shoot the bull in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors Robert Allen Palmatier. SHOOT THE BULL 343
SHELL A PITCHER See Shell (v). SHELL A VILLAGE See Shell (v). SHELL
COMPANY See Shell (n). SHELL GAME See Shell (n). SHEPHERD (n) a
shepherd.
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
2
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
12, 1951 • Sometimes I visit the shack to shoot the bull and get the latest
drawings (news). — Eldfidge Cleaver, Soul on Ice. p. 44, 1968 • Prince walked
beside Red shooting the bull until they reached the mesS hall. — Donald Gomes.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
3
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
3. overcome a person in argument: She herself had been a little shocked by his
answer, but had secretly enjoyed seeing Eileen shot down in flames. shoot the
bull shoot the cat shoot the bull - (US si.) engage in idle chat: tell exaggerated
tales ...
4
Bow Waves in
the Bull Dust
We didn't know why Bill didn't shoot the bull when we first saw him but both he
and Stan were keen to “bring him back alive” as he really was mammoth. At last,
working over the rails, Bill looped the rope over the bull's head. Eager hands ...
5
The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of
the Wilds of Africa
It did not occur to me at that trying moment when self-possession and decision
were so necessary, that I might shoot the bull with one barrel and the leopard
with the Other. Still less did it occur to me that I might miss bull and leopard
altogether.
6
Critical Companion to Flannery O'Connor
She thinks Mr. Greenleaf has let him out on purpose. In the morning, she finds Mr.
Greenleaf working with the milk cans and tells him to get his gun to shoot the bull.
This upsets Greenleaf, who takes up his handkerchief. He says no one would ...
7
The Best American Short Stories of
the Century
When he saw she meant business, he would return and shoot the bull quickly
himself. She got back into the car and drove to the center of the pasture where he
would not have so far to walk to reach her when he came out of the woods.
John Updike, Katrina Kenison, 2000
8
Princeton Alumni Weekly
cried the crowd. “Ah, lieutenant,” cried the mayor, grasping the guardsman's hand
, “you have done a brave act. You have saved the life of the greatest matador in
Spain. But tell me, why did you shoot the horse '? Why didn't you shoot the bull ?
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Yes, We Treat Aardvarks: Stories from an Extraordinary ...
"Would you like him to shoot the bull?" The officer looked at me coldly, and then
asked Harlan, "Is this your bull?" "No sir, he comes from a different ranch." "Well,
then, I'll shoot the bull," spoke the law. With that he took aim and fired again.
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Gun Digest 2009:
The World's Greatest Gun Book
Shoot!” The bull erupted from behind a large termite hill, running hard to our left. I
don't recall cocking the rifle or shouldering it, just swinging on that left shoulder
and an inner voice saying: “Keep swinging through!” Hardly aware of the crack of
...
