English Explanatory Dictionary

shoot the breeze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To chat idly or generally waste time talking.

Pronunciation

En-au-shoot the breeze.ogg

Word forms

shoot the breeze shoots the breeze shooting the breeze shot the breeze

Etymology

A slang phrase, alluding to talking into the wind, it was first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, bull is used instead of breeze, and means "empty talk" or "lies."

Synonyms

bat the breeze chew the fat shoot the shit shoot the bull talk about the weather

Related words

chew the cud
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