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to stop the bullshoot

to stop the bullshoot

9.9
Tell someone to stop saying silly or untrue things and to speak seriously
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : dejar de decir tonterías
  • Just stop the bullshoot and tell me the truth!

Examples

  • It's time to stop the bullshoot and focus on what really matters.

  • He told his team to stop the bullshoot before starting the important discussion.

  • Can you stop the bullshoot and just answer my question?

  • Can you please stop the bullshoot for a moment?

  • It's time to stop the bullshoot and have a serious conversation about our plans.

  • Before we proceed, can everyone stop the bullshoot and share their honest opinions?

  • I wish he would stop the bullshoot and get to the point of his argument.

Synonyms

to put up or shut up
vsto stop the bullshoot
  • Slang
6 7.7

Tell someone to do what they say or stop talking

asks for calm, truthful speech rather than a challenge to act
to stop the bullbleep
vsto stop the bullshoot
  • Offensive
9.9

Tell someone to stop talking nonsense and focus on the main point

asks for serious, truthful speech or action instead of meaningless talk

How Forceful

to stop the bullshoot
  • Offensive
9.9
to knock it off
  • Informal
321 8.1
to cut it
  • Informal
216 7.2
please
1.0

Surface Forms

stop the bullshoot infinitive
stopped the bullshoot past
stopped the bullshoot past participle
stopping the bullshoot present participle
stops the bullshoot third person singular

Morphology

stop + the + bullshoot

The only transparent element is 'stop' (to cease); the noun 'bullshoot' is an informal/idiomatic nonce spelling of 'bullshit' and is not compositionally derived from 'bull' + 'shoot'. Because the core lexical item is slang and non‑compositional, a B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would not reliably infer the idiomatic meaning 'stop saying nonsense; be serious'.

Etymology

The idiom stop the bullshoot uses stop and the rude word bullshoot, which creates a picture of loud, useless talk. So, saying stop the bullshoot means 'stop talking nonsense and be serious'.