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small talk

idiom

Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.


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  1. 01

    all talk and no cider

    All talk and no results.

  2. 02

    big fish in a small pond

    One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.

  3. 03

    big talk

    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.

  4. 04

    coffee talk

    Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.

  5. 05

    if these walls could talk

    Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.

  6. 06

    in no small measure

    To a very great extent.

  7. 07

    in no small part

    Synonym of in no small measure.

  8. 08

    one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

    (used imitatively) A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone.

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