We sat on the porch and shot the breeze for hours.
shoot the breeze
idiomTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.
Origin
first recorded 20th c.A slang phrase, alluding to talking into the wind, and first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, the word bull is used instead of breeze, and means empty talk or lies.
While waiting for the delayed flight, the two strangers shot the breeze about their favorite vacation spots.
The old friends, reunited after decades, spent the entire evening shooting the breeze, their idle chatter masking the unspoken weight of years apart.
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bat the breeze
To chat; to shoot the breeze.
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shoot 'em up
A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.
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shoot down
To criticize (a request) to the point of preclusion.
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shoot first and ask questions later
To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
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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.
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shoot holes
Find faults.
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shoot off
To do (something, usually a written or verbal communication) quickly, and without hesitation or forethought.
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shoot off at the mouth
To boast, or brag, or talk too much.