shooting the breeze
Idle friendly talk
Shooting the breeze is casual, aimless conversation—chatting without purpose or urgency.
The phrase suggests relaxed talk among friends or acquaintances, often to pass time: We sat on the porch shooting the breeze for hours.
Sometimes shortened to shoot the breeze: Come by the shop and shoot the breeze sometime.
- gabbingTalking at length casually
- jawingProlonged idle chatter
- chattingInformal verbal exchange
- chewing the fatEngaging in leisurely conversation
- talkVerbal exchange between people
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shooting the breezegetting down to business
Focusing on the task
getting down to brass tacks · negotiating · deliberating · debating · having it out
shooting the breezepouring one's heart out
Expressing feelings completely
arguing · quarreling · fighting · baring one's soul · confessing
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