shoot or bat the breeze

shoot or bat the breeze
sts idi shoot or bat the breeze, Slang.
to talk aimlessly; chat

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • bat\ the\ breeze — • shoot the breeze • bat the breeze • fan the breeze • shoot the bull v. phr. 1. slang To talk. Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing. Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee. The women… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bat the breeze — phrasal see shoot the breeze …   Useful english dictionary

  • bat the breeze — See: SHOOT THE BREEZE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bat the breeze — See: SHOOT THE BREEZE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shoot the breeze — or[bat the breeze] or[fan the breeze] or [shoot the bull] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk. * /Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing./ * /Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee./ * /The women …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shoot the breeze — or[bat the breeze] or[fan the breeze] or [shoot the bull] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk. * /Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing./ * /Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee./ * /The women …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shoot\ the\ breeze — • shoot the breeze • bat the breeze • fan the breeze • shoot the bull v. phr. 1. slang To talk. Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing. Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee. The women… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shoot the breeze — verb talk socially without exchanging too much information the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze • Syn: ↑chew the fat, ↑chat, ↑confabulate, ↑confab, ↑chitchat, ↑chit chat, ↑chatter, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fan\ the\ breeze — • shoot the breeze • bat the breeze • fan the breeze • shoot the bull v. phr. 1. slang To talk. Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing. Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee. The women… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • breeze — breeze1 breezeless, adj. breezelike, adj. /breez/, n., v., breezed, breezing. n. 1. a wind or current of air, esp. a light or moderate one. 2. a wind of 4 31 mph (2 14 m/sec). 3. Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without… …   Universalium

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