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shoot the breeze

idiom

To chat idly or generally waste time talking.


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  1. 01

    bat the breeze

    To chat; to shoot the breeze.

  2. 02

    shoot 'em up

    A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.

  3. 03

    shoot down

    To criticize (a request) to the point of preclusion.

  4. 04

    shoot first and ask questions later

    To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.

  5. 05

    shoot from the lip

    To speak confidently and unhesitantly but without careful forethought or a reliable knowledge of important facts pertaining to the subject matter.

  6. 06

    shoot holes

    Find faults.

  7. 07

    shoot off

    To do (something, usually a written or verbal communication) quickly, and without hesitation or forethought.

  8. 08

    shoot off at the mouth

    To boast, or brag, or talk too much.

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