Shoot the breeze/bull

Pro Tip 1/3

Social Context

Used during leisure time among friends or acquaintances, not in professional situations.

At the family BBQ, we often shoot the breeze about old times.

Pro Tip 2/3

No Agenda

Conversations are spontaneous without a specific topic or purpose.

While fishing, they'd shoot the breeze, talking about everything and nothing.

Pro Tip 3/3

Casual Relationships

Often indicates a friendly relationship, but not necessarily a close one.

Sometimes I shoot the breeze with neighbors I barely know, just to be polite.