shoot the breeze

美 [ʃuːt ðə briːz]英 [ʃuːt ðə briːz]
  • 网络聊天;吹牛;闲扯
shoot the breezeshoot the breeze

verb

1
talk socially without exchanging too much information
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Synonym: chew the fat chat confabulate confab chitchat chit-chat chatter chaffer natter gossip jaw claver visit

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  1. They expected me to sit up and shoot the breeze with them till one or two in the morning

    他们希望我晚上熬夜陪他们聊天到凌晨一两点。

  2. We like to shoot the breeze during the break .

    我们喜欢在休息是闲聊。

  3. The auditors used to come in and do nothing but shoot the breeze for forty minutes .

    查帐队员一来,往往啥事也不干,先吹上四十分钟的牛。

  4. Let me buy you a cup of coffee and we 'll sit down and shoot the breeze for a few minutes .

    我来请你喝杯咖啡,让我们坐下来聊一会儿。

  5. They chew the fat , shoot the breeze and swap anecdotes about random subjects : work , family , news , weather , hobbies , etc.

    人们就工作、家庭、新闻、天气、爱好等聊聊天,侃侃大山,交换一些奇闻轶事。

  6. But it was raining so hard last night I just stayed in the dorm to sit around and shoot the breeze with a couple of friends .

    但是昨晚下的太大了,所以我就待在宿舍里和几个朋友闲扯了。

  7. You spend 50 % of your waking hours at work , and so does your work pal. Youll find it much easier to shoot the breeze and complain about work with someone who can relate to you than eating lunch alone every day .

    你把50%醒着的时间用在工作上,你的同事也这样。你会发现比起每天自己吃午餐,和同事闲聊并抱怨一下工作要更为简单。

  8. You spend 50 % of your waking hours at work , and so does your work pal. You 'll find it much easier to shoot the breeze and complain about work with someone who can relate to you than eating lunch alone every day .

    你花50%醒着的时间在工作上,你的工作伙伴也一样。与每天独自吃午饭相比,你会发现与合得来的人闲聊或是抱怨工作是更容易的事。