"trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: trusts someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail [present, singular, third-person], trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail [participle, present], trusted someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail [participle, past], trusted someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail (third-person singular simple present trusts someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail, present participle trusting someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail, simple past and past participle trusted someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail)
  1. Synonym of trust someone as far as one could throw them Synonyms: trust someone as far as one could throw them [synonym, synonym-of]
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