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talk about the weather

idiom
Meaning

To chit-chat; to shoot the breeze.


Examples
SIMPLE

We just talk about the weather when we meet in the hall.

CONTEXTUAL

I did not know what to say to my new neighbor, so we spent ten minutes talking about the weather.

COMPLEX

Rather than addressing the tension in the room, the colleagues chose to talk about the weather until the meeting finally began.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all talk and no cider

    All talk and no results.

  2. 02

    big talk

    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.

  3. 03

    coffee talk

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

  4. 04

    how's the weather

    Indicating a change of subject to unimportant topics.

  5. 05

    if these walls could talk

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

  6. 06

    keep a weather eye open

    to maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying one's full attention.

  7. 07

    make heavy weather

    To make progress only with difficulty.

  8. 08

    make the weather

    To be extraordinarily effective, especially when in a position of authority.

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