We just talk about the weather when we meet in the hall.
talk about the weather
idiomTo chit-chat; to shoot the breeze.
I did not know what to say to my new neighbor, so we spent ten minutes talking about the weather.
Rather than addressing the tension in the room, the colleagues chose to talk about the weather until the meeting finally began.
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all talk and no cider
All talk and no results.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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coffee talk
Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
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how's the weather
Indicating a change of subject to unimportant topics.
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if these walls could talk
Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.
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keep a weather eye open
to maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying one's full attention.
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make heavy weather
To make progress only with difficulty.
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make the weather
To be extraordinarily effective, especially when in a position of authority.