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.

shoot the bull 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.

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)

shot the bull 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.

shot for the bullshit by Pseudonymanon January 7, 2015