shoot the bull

1 - To talk about something without giving much importance to it. Talk amiably

2 - To lie and exagerate

1- I had some time to burn so I decided to shoot the bull for a while with my dad before i left.

2- A: "I swear to God, my girlfriend is really well off and bought me a Mercedenz Benz"
B: Oh C´mon, stop shotting the bull again.

by Wisechacks July 30, 2008

shoot the bull

To use a firearm to literally shoot and end the life of a male cow

It really is quite self explanatory, who needs an example. It literally means to shoot the bull.

by nickthalion January 18, 2017

shot the bull

to improvise a load of bs (gee, wonder where that term came from?) to keep somebody distracted for any reason.

"so I shot the bull for a while. i told him i was a real moron, and all that stuff" (salinger 12)

by pbbt October 10, 2007

shot for the bullshit

Wishing you could take a shot of liquor for the shitty situations going on in your life

My girlfriend cheated on me. Shot for the bullshit.

by Pseudonymanon January 7, 2015