shoot the breeze

基本解释

It was raining so hard last night I just stayed in the dorm to sit around and shoot the breeze with a couple of friends.
昨晚上雨下得好大呀，所以我就呆在宿舍里和几个朋友一起聊天。
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Hunters shoot their guns at animals or at practice targets, but would never think of shooting their guns at something as insubstantial as the air, the sky, the wind or a breeze.
猎人将枪瞄准猎物或者练习的靶子，但是，从来没有想过向看不见的物体发射，例如空气、天空、风或者微风。
That would mean a proper bar where customers could sit to shoot the breeze with the bartender or other barflies, and nooks where they could nurse a drink and a book through a long evening.
那就意味着一个适当的酒吧，顾客可以坐在那里和侍者或其他酒鬼吹牛，还有角落可供他们喝酒读书以度过漫长的夜晚。

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