shoot the breeze
Meaning
To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
Synonyms
Translations
tailler une bavette
chiacchierare
دردش لغا لغى نشر الإشاعات لفظ بغير وضوح تصطك تتذبذب بسرعة حادث سطحيا درْدشEtymology
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."
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