Milk the bull In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "milk the bull", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-07-29 11:07

Meaning of Milk the bull

Synonyms:

to flog a dead horse , to gild the lily

Milk the bull American British old-fashioned

To take part in an activity or business that has no possibility of success and brings the meaningless things
 

Haters reckon we were milking the bull when we start up during the current wave of the pandemic.

I completely ignore what he has debated because I know that I just milk the bull to open his mind.

My mom will never let us go out after 11 pm, my brother is just milking the bull.

Grammar and Usage of Milk the bull

Verb Forms

  • milk the bull
  • milked the bull
  • milking the bull
  • milks the bull

The verb "milk" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Milk the bull

This phrase dated back to the 16th century.

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