Shoot the breeze Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɹiz

SHOOT thuh BREEZ

UK

ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /bɹˈiːz

shOOT thuh BREEZ

التعريف

To chat or have a casual conversation about unimportant things, usually in a relaxed way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal and friendly idiom, not used in formal writing. Often used for social, relaxed settings with friends. Similar to 'chat' or 'catch up', but specifically refers to talking about unimportant topics.

• Spanish: charlar - hablar de tonterías
• Portuguese (BR): bater papo - conversar fiado
• Portuguese (PT): conversar à toa - bater papo
• Chinese (Simplified): 闲聊 - 聊天
• Chinese (Traditional): 閒聊 - 聊天
• Hindi: हल्की-फुल्की बातें करना
• Arabic: الدردشة - تبادل الحديث
• Bengali: আড্ডা দেওয়া - গল্প করা
• Russian: болтать - трепаться
• Japanese: 雑談する - 世間話をする
• Vietnamese: tán gẫu - nói chuyện phiếm
• Korean: 수다를 떨다 - 잡담하다
• Turkish: sohbet etmek - laflamak
• Urdu: گپ شپ کرنا
• Indonesian: ngobrol santai - mengobrol ringan

جمل نموذجية

We sat outside to shoot the breeze after dinner.

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They like to shoot the breeze at the coffee shop every morning.

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Let's shoot the breeze while we wait for the movie.

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We met at the park just to shoot the breeze and catch up.

natural

Sometimes it's nice to just shoot the breeze and not worry about anything serious.

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They spent hours on the porch shooting the breeze about old times.

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