chew the fat

English - Turkish

Definition of chew the fat in English Turkish dictionary

(Argo) havadan sudan konuşmak

(Argo) laflamak

çene çalmak

argo çene çalmak

(Fiili Deyim ) gevezelik etmek , çene çalmak

laklak etmek

English - English

Definition of chew the fat in English English dictionary

To chat idly or generally waste time talking

We're not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the customers.

talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

Turkish pronunciation

çu dhi fät

Synonyms

shoot the breeze

Pronunciation

/ˈʧo͞o ᴛʜē ˈfat/ /ˈʧuː ðiː ˈfæt/

Etymology

() Probably just from comparison of the jaw movements in chewing to the jaw movements in talking.