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Shooting the breeze means to talk about all sorts of things. Just general chit chat about the weather and unimportant things.

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What is the implied idiom of shoot or breeze?

The implied idiom of "shoot the breeze" means to engage in casual or aimless conversation, typically with no specific purpose or goal in mind. It is often used to describe a relaxed and easy-going interaction between people.


What does shoot the breeze mean?

It means having a casual conversation with another person.


What are idioms for talking?

Shoot the breeze Chew the fat


What is meaning of the idiom to shoot the breeze?

It is an Americanism from the 1940's meaning 'to gossip' or 'pass the time away with idle chat'


What are some phrases with the word shot or shoot in them?

Shoot your mouth off, shoot the breeze, let's shoot pool, the star just shot by me, and "Don't shoot!" are just a few common phrases containing the words 'shoot' and 'shot'.


What does the idiom don't shoot yourself in the foot mean?

Don't take an action that will result in harm to yourself that you did not intend.


How do you shoot dice?

take a gun, aim, and fire - funny, very funny ...The term "shoot dice" just means to throw them down onto the table or other surface. It is an idiom.


What is the originin of the idiom shoot the breeze?

"Shooting the breeze" or "shooting" or "throwing the bull" (bull being short for bull dung) means to kill time by engaging in idle chitchat. This term is usually applied between men. The idioms (and their tendency to be used with men) showed up in the early 20th century and come from the imagery of the Old West. Cowboys and other folk with nothing to do would find ways to kill time by, say, shooting into the air at nothing in particular (shooting the breeze) or playing around with bull droppings (throwing the bull).


Last nights homework assginment was a breeze is it a metaphor?

No, this statement is not a metaphor. It is a figure of speech called an idiom, as it conveys a figurative meaning rather than a literal one.


What do you guys usually do with your grandma Shoot the breeze?

I push her into traffic. Just kidding, We talk philosophy. She's a retired sociology professor.


What does the idiom 'shoot fish in a barrel' mean?

If you think about this, you can figure it out. If fish are trapped in a barrel, how could they get away from a gun? It means something is ridiculously easy.


How do you spell idiom?

Idiom is correct.