shoot the breeze
Example Sentences
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Together, they shoot the breeze like Vladimir and Estragon - but rather than waiting for Godot, they're waiting for the next arena car park.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
In one beautifully uncanny scene, the duo stop by a virtual reality gaming studio and, equipped with headsets, plug into the fantasy, playing as flying sorcerers as they shoot the breeze.
From New York Times • May 4, 2023
They’ll all shoot the breeze, ask about family, complain about the water bill or something.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022
My Dinner with André Wallace Shawn and theater director André Gregory shoot the breeze while sharing a meal at a fancy Manhattan restaurant in Louis Malle’s philosophical 1981 comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2020
A better question: Did he really think I was going to pull up a chair and shoot the breeze about the good old days?
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
