shoot the breeze

English

Etymology

A slang phrase, alluding to talking into the wind, it was first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, bull is used instead of breeze, and means "empty talk" or "lies."

Verb

shoot the breeze (third-person singular simple present shoots the breeze, present participle shooting the breeze, simple past and past participle shot the breeze)

  1. (idiomatic, US) To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
    We were just standing around shooting the breeze.

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