shoot the breeze

1. Also,. Talk idly, chat, as in They've been sitting on the porch for hours, just shooting the breeze, or The guys sit around the locker room, throwing the bull. The first of these slangy terms, alluding to talking into the wind, was first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, bull is a shortening of bullshit, and means “empty talk” or “lies.”

Example Sentences

The jeopardy for him is clear too though: riding shotgun with a free-wheeling president at ease shooting the breeze with reporters seemingly forever.

From BBC

Traditionally, this is nothing more than a photo opportunity, but President Trump likes to shoot the breeze with the press pack.

From BBC

He figures they’ll cross paths at intermission and “shoot the breeze” about what they saw.

From Seattle Times

Catch him after practice and he’s happy to shoot the breeze with a smile on his face.

From Seattle Times

“It felt like they were just shooting the breeze,” recalled Robinson Chavez, whose aching black-and-white photos anchored the series.

From Los Angeles Times