idiom
shoot the breeze
SHOOT thuh BREEZ
ʃuːt ðə briːzListen
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Syllable breakdown
shootthebreeze
Dictionary meaning
To chat casually without any specific purpose.
Examples
- They spent the afternoon shooting the breeze about old projects.
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