talk idly
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Imagining herself in Chelsea's predicament, Monica used to talk idly, Ginsburg says, about "poor Chelsea" having to live in a college dorm with Secret Service agents nearby.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tattle, tat′l, n. trifling talk or chat.—v.i. to talk idly or triflingly: to tell tales or secrets.—n. idle talk.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Old man, you talk idly, as in time of peace, while war is at hand.
From The Iliad by Homer
This they may say who wish to talk idly, and who would display their humanity at the expense of their honesty or their understanding.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
She recognized the serious aims of a great artist; she listened with deep attention and respect; she could talk idly elsewhere and at other times.
From Sunrise by William Black
