chewing the fat

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• chew the fat — verb talk socially without exchanging too much information the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze • Syn: ↑shoot the breeze, ↑chat, ↑confabulate, ↑confab, ↑chitchat, ↑chit chat, ↑chatter, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• chew the fat —    If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you chew the fat with somebody, you chat in an informal way about unimportant things.     It s amazing the amount of time my… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• chew the fat — chat The two men were chewing the fat on the porch of the house …   Idioms and examples

• chew the fat — verb To chat idly or generally waste time talking. Were not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the customers. Syn: shoot the breeze …   Wiktionary

• chew the fat — British, informal, American, informal to have a long friendly conversation with someone. We spent the evening watching the TV and chewing the fat …   New idioms dictionary

• chew the fat — vp To spend time talking. We were just chilling, chewing the fat. 1890s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

• chew the fat — Vrb phrs. To chat. E.g. Yeah, come round and join us, we re just chewing the fat over a glass or two of wine …   English slang and colloquialisms

• Chew the fat — It is speculated that the phrase may come from women chatting while sewing. Chew the fat or chew the rag [1] are English expressions for gossiping or making friendly small talk; the former being mainly in American vernacular and the latter being… …   Wikipedia

• chew the fat — or[chew the rag] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. * /We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts./ * /The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• chew the fat — or[chew the rag] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. * /We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts./ * /The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• chew the fat — AND chew the rag tv. to chat or gossip. □ Put your carcass over on the chair, and let’s chew the fat for a while. □ We were just chewing the rag. Nothing important …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions