English / idiom
Chewing the Fat
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Engaging in an informal, friendly, and prolonged casual conversation or chat
In context
01
The volunteers spent the afternoon chewing the fat while packing relief supplies for the shelter.
02
We were simply chewing the fat in the lounge before the official seminar commenced.
Synonyms
shooting the breeze,chatting informally,chit-chatting
Antonyms
debating formally,keeping silence,conferring strictly
Collocations
sit around chewing the fat,spend hours chewing the fat,enjoy chewing the fat