trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail

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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
    • 1856, Charles Reade, It is never too late to mend:
      […] you shall not lose one shilling per annum by me.” “I'll trust you as far as I can fling a bull by the tail. […]
    • 1911, Harold Bindloss, The Protector:
      “I believe Horsfield's in favour of the scheme. How far would you trust that man?” Vane inquired. “About as far as I could fling a bull by the tail. […]
    • 1920, Apple (of Beauty and Discord), volume 1, page 190:
      He won't trust the payer-on-the-nail as far as he could fling a bull by the tail.
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