Shoot The Breeze (Verb)
Meaning
Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- After the movie, the friends decided to grab some coffee and shoot the breeze for a while.
- A group of colleagues were sitting in the break room, shooting the breeze and laughing together.
- I met an old friend at the park and we spent hours shooting the breeze and reminiscing about the past.
- The guys at the bar were shooting the breeze and talking sports when I joined them.
- When I ran into my neighbor at the grocery store, we stopped to shoot the breeze for a few minutes.
Synonyms
- Jaw
- Natter
- Gossip
- Chew The Fat
- Chit-chat
- Claver
- Chitchat
- Visit
- Confabulate
- Chatter
- Chaffer
- Chat
- Confab