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shoot the breeze

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breeze 1  (brz)
n.
1. A light current of air; a gentle wind.
2. Any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale.
3. Informal Something, such as a task, that is easy to do.
intr.v. breezed, breez·ing, breez·es
1. To blow lightly.
2. Informal To progress swiftly and effortlessly: We breezed through the test.
3. To sprint around a racetrack as a means of exercise. Used of a racehorse.
Idiom:
shoot the breeze Slang
To engage in idle conversation.

[Perhaps from Old Spanish briza, northeast wind.]
Synonyms: breeze1, cinch, pushover, snap
These nouns denote something easily accomplished: The exam was a breeze. Chopping onions is a cinch with a food processor. Winning the playoffs was no pushover. The new computer program was a snap to learn.
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Verb1.shoot the breezeshoot the breeze - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

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