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bat the breeze

idiom
Meaning

To chat; to shoot the breeze.


Examples
SIMPLE

We sat on the porch to bat the breeze for an hour.

CONTEXTUAL

After the long meeting finished, the coworkers stayed behind to bat the breeze about their weekend plans.

COMPLEX

The old neighbors often gathered on the corner to bat the breeze, sharing local gossip while the sun slowly dipped below the horizon.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bat a thousand

    To achieve success at each attempt.

  2. 02

    bat an eyelid

    To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.

  3. 03

    bat five hundred

    To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.

  4. 04

    bat for the other team

    To be homosexual.

  5. 05

    bat one's eyes

    To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.

  6. 06

    go to bat

    To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).

  7. 07

    shoot the breeze

    To chat idly or generally waste time talking.

  8. 08

    split the breeze

    To take up space, causing any breeze to move on either side.

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