make conversation

Idioms  

1. Engage someone in talking purely for its own sake, make small talk, as in She had a real talent for making conversation with strangers. [c. 1920]

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Example Sentences

“You know that sometimes they just want to make conversation.”

From Literature

“I’m not paid to make conversation.”

From Literature

I’m often the person sitting in the back of a Lyft with my phone up in front of my face because I don’t want to make conversation with the person driving the car.

From Salon

"The only store I can go into is Lego because I know what I'm going in for. I can actually make conversation because they love Lego as much as I love Lego, but that's literally the only store."

From BBC

Trying to make conversation, Beauvais mentioned that she loved Reba’s “smart and sweet” grandchildren.

From Salon