chew the fat, v.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
chaffer chat chatter chew the fat chit-chat chitchat claver confab confabulate gossip jaw natter shoot the breeze visit
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"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"verb frames
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