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Shoot the breeze? #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 15, 2005 13:44 pm   Shoot the breeze?
 

Hi, what does shoot the breeze mean? I understand it's an idiom and based on the context I found it in it must mean something like stop by and say hello, is that right? Also, it it American idiom used by young people? Thanks.
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Shoot the breeze? #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:40 am   Shoot the breeze?
 

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Shoot the breeze, I think, is little used by young people nowadays. It is a slightly dated idiom meaning engage in trivial conversation; chat.
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