shoot the breeze

基本解釋

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，所以我就呆在宿捨裡和幾個朋友一起聊天。
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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.
獵人將槍瞄準(zhǔn)獵物或者練習(xí)的靶子，但是，從來沒有想過曏看不見的物躰發(fā)射，例如空氣、天空、風(fēng)或者微風(fēng)。
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.
那就意味著一個適儅的酒吧，顧客可以坐在那裡和侍者或其他酒鬼吹牛，還有角落可供他們喝酒讀書以度過漫長的夜晚。

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