shoot the breeze

Etymology
A slang phrase, alluding to talking into the wind, it was first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, bull is used instead of breeze, and means "empty talk" or "lies."

Verb

 * 1)  To chat idly or generally waste time talking.

Translations

 * Catalan: moure xerra,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , taper la causette,
 * German: ein Schwätzchen halten
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 駄弁る,
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, darle a la sinhueso
 * Turkish: iki lafın belini kırmak
 * Vietnamese: buôn dưa lê,
 * Welsh: dal pen rheswm