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ALL meanings of shoot the breeze

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  • noun shoot the breeze a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one. 1
  • noun shoot the breeze a wind of 4–31 miles per hour (2–14 m/sec). 1
  • noun shoot the breeze Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without difficulty: Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze. 1
  • noun shoot the breeze Chiefly British Informal. a disturbance or quarrel. 1
  • verb without object shoot the breeze (of the wind) to blow a breeze (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It breezed from the west all day. 1
  • verb without object shoot the breeze to move in a self-confident or jaunty manner: She breezed up to the police officer and asked for directions. 1
  • verb without object shoot the breeze Informal. to proceed quickly and easily; move rapidly without intense effort (often followed by along, into, or through): He breezed through the task. The car breezed along the highway. 1
  • verb with object shoot the breeze to cause to move in an easy or effortless manner, especially at less than full speed: The boy breezed the horse around the track. 1
  • idioms shoot the breeze shoot / bat the breeze, Slang. to converse aimlessly; chat. to talk nonsense or exaggerate the truth: He likes to shoot the breeze, so don't take everything he says seriously. 1
  • noun shoot the breeze to chat 0
  • noun shoot the breeze to converse idly about trivial matters 0
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