How to Pronounce "shoot the bull"
expression
SHOOT thuh BOOL
SHOOT thuh BOOL
Definition
To have a casual and friendly conversation, usually about unimportant things; to chat informally.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbʊɫ
British English
ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈʊl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHOOT thuh BOOL
UK
SHOOT thuh BOOL
Listen in Context
After dinner, we sat around and shot the bull.
They like to shoot the bull every weekend at the park.
My grandpa loves to shoot the bull with his old friends.
We didn’t get any work done—we just shot the bull all afternoon.