Verb: shoot the breeze
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- Talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze";
- chew the fat [informal], chat, confabulate, confab [informal], chitchat [informal], chit-chat [informal], chatter, chaffer, natter [informal], gossip, jaw [informal], claver [UK, dialect], visit [N. Amer, informal], gas [informal], chew the rag [informal], gab [informal], chinwag [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: shot the breeze, shoots the breeze, shooting the breeze
Encyclopedia: Shoot the breeze