shoot the bull
to talk in a relaxed way about things that are not important

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shoot the bull
shoot the breeze/bull
[American, informal]
to talk in a relaxed way about things that are not important.
We sat out on the porch until late, just shooting the breeze.

to have a relaxed conversation.
Hank and his pals spend a lot of time drinking beer, shooting the breeze, and thinking about girls.

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shoot the bull
• shoot the breeze/bull
to talk idly
I met my friend at the supermarket and we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes.

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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 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.

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