shoot the bull
开炮,开枪射击,开枪打人,开枪射杀
Related Words
Definitions
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- : the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- : the male of certain other mammals, as elephants and moose.
- : a large, solidly built person.
- : a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will increase.
- : Bull, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Taurus.
- : a bulldog.
- : Slang. a police officer.
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- : male.
- : of, relating to, or resembling a bull, as in strength.
- : having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks: a bull market.
Phrases
- bull in a china shop
- bull session
- cock and bull story
- hit the bull's-eye
- shoot the breeze (bull)
- take the bull by the horns
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
We’ve known for some time that Big Tech is carrying the water in this bull run.
Despite their complexity, amateur investors have been quick to glom onto options during bull markets, viewing them as a way to bet that a given stock will go higher.
While classics like Bloody Marys, micheladas, and bull shots may be the first that come to mind, these days they aren’t the only cocktails to include a touch of saline.
“We don’t believe the bull market is going to end any time soon, but a healthy pullback or even a correction is part of all bull markets,” Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance, wrote in a note Thursday.
In short, August’s un-August-like performance is adding uncertainty to the tech bull rally.
Yes, the minor-league baseball player memorably portrayed by Kevin Costner in Bull Durham.
He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
Biden made many visits to Baghdad and no doubt get fed a load of bull about inclusion on each one.
Like at Bull Run, when I am in the presence of those old family letters, I am transported.
A stoic figure in a white floor length dress and razor-tailored bodice was accessorized with a giant bull skull as a mask.
The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.
I thought this young man was going to read us some of his poetry; it's too tiresome of him to stop to tell us about his bull-dog.
And I, for one, absolutely decline to believe in this preposterous story of his about a bull-dog.