| 词汇 | shoot the breeze |
| 释义 | Idiom shoot the breeze Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL to spend time chatting.I went over to Bob's place and shot the breeze for about an hour.Don't spend so much time shooting the breeze. Get to work! Slang shoot the breeze Theme: CHATTER tr. to chat casually and without purpose.We spent the entire afternoon just shooting the breeze.It was good to shoot the breeze with you, Mary. Idiom shoot the breezeshoot the breeze/bull American, informal to talk in a relaxed way about things that are not important.We sat out on the porch until late, just shooting the breeze. shoot the breezeTo chat or converse aimlessly or casually, without any serious topic of conversation. Customers always want to shoot the breeze with me in the store before they buy something. I just shot the breeze with John for a while when he passed me on the street. shoot the breezeFig. to chat casually and without purpose. We spent the entire afternoon just shooting the breeze. It was good to shoot the breeze with you, Mary. shoot the breezeAlso, shoot or throw the bull . Talk idly, chat, as in They've been sitting on the porch for hours, just shooting the breeze, or The guys sit around the locker room, throwing the bull. The first of these slangy terms, alluding to talking into the wind, was first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, bull is a shortening of bullshit, and means "empty talk" or "lies." shoot the breezeAMERICAN, INFORMALIf you shoot the breeze, you talk with other people in an informal and friendly way. Goldie does what she likes doing best: shooting the breeze about life, love, and her bad reputation. He's very awkward on social occasions. If you're sitting around a big table in the members' dining room, he won't shoot the breeze like the rest of them. Note: The sense of `shoot' used here is the same as `shoot the rapids', suggesting riding or being carried along by the flow of a conversation. shoot the breeze (or the bull)have a casual conversation. North American informalshoot the ˈbreeze(also shoot the ˈbull/ˈshit taboo) (both American English, informal) talk in a friendly, informal way; chat: We sat around in the bar, shooting the breeze.shoot the breeze tv. to chat casually and without purpose. We spent the entire afternoon just shooting the breeze. shoot the breeze/bull Slang To spend time talking in an idle manner; talk idly. |
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