bat the breeze
To chat; to shoot the breeze.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We sat on the porch to bat the breeze for an hour.”
“After the long meeting finished, the coworkers stayed behind to bat the breeze about their weekend plans.”
“The old neighbors often gathered on the corner to bat the breeze, sharing local gossip while the sun slowly dipped below the horizon.”
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bat a thousand
To achieve success at each attempt.
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bat an eyelid
To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.
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bat five hundred
To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.
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bat for the other team
To be homosexual.
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bat one's eyes
To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
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go to bat
To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).
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have bats in one's belfry
To be crazy or eccentric.
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shoot the breeze
To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
Last updated August 10, 2026