Idioms: Shoot the Breeze

Shoot the Breeze

To have a light, casual, friendly conversation. To waste time talking.

To chat, prattle, or shoot the breeze.

Examples

We were just standing around shooting the breeze.

We spent the entire afternoon just shooting the breeze.

It was good to shoot the breeze with you, Mary.

Meanings from the English-Bulgarian Dictionary:

Shoot [ʃu:t] – to shoot.

Breeze [bri:z] – a light breeze, gentle wind.

Origin

It originates from the Wild West, when cowboys and their friends would shoot aimlessly into the air because they had nothing else to do.

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