bat\ the\ breeze

bat\ the\ breeze
• shoot the breeze
• bat the breeze
• fan the breeze
• shoot the bull
v. phr.
1. slang
To talk.

Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing.

Come into the kitchen and we'll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee.

The women were shooting the breeze about Jim's latest trouble with the police.

The fishermen were shooting the bull about the school of sail fish they had seen.

2. To swing and miss the ball in baseball.

The batter tried to hit a home run but he fanned the breeze.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • shoot the breeze — or[bat the breeze] or[fan the breeze] or [shoot the bull] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk. * /Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing./ * /Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee./ * /The women …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • fan\ the\ breeze — • shoot the breeze • bat the breeze • fan the breeze • shoot the bull v. phr. 1. slang To talk. Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing. Come into the kitchen and we ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee. The women… …   Словарь американских идиом

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