shoot the breeze
To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
We were just standing around shooting the breeze.
shoot
/ʃuːt/
verb 5noun 5intj 1
Collocations
24(noun.) new part of a plant
ADJ
fresh, green, new, tender, young | flowering | lateral, side | bamboo
VERB + SHOOT
have
The young tree will have several new shoots by springtime.
develop, produce, put out, send out
The tree began to develop new shoots after we pruned it in spring.
SHOOT + VERB
appear, come up, develop, emerge, grow, sport
The first green shoots emerged from the soil after the heavy spring rains.
(noun.) occasion when you photograph sb/sth
ADJ
fashion, film, photo, photographic, video
The magazine organized a fashion shoot at the local beach last weekend.
location
PREP
on a/the ~
The film crew spent three weeks on location during the shoot for their new action movie.
(verb.)
ADV
straight
The archer finally learned to shoot straight after months of training.
accidentally
While cleaning his gun, he accidentally shot a hole through the kitchen wall.
fatally
The young activist was fatally shot during the protest last week.
summarily
During the war, soldiers who deserted were summarily shot by firing squad.
back
When the other team scored, we shot back and tied the game in the final minutes.
VERB + SHOOT
want to | threaten to
be going to
The police officer warned the suspect that he would shoot if he didn't drop the weapon.
try to
PREP
at
The police officer aimed carefully and shot at the fleeing suspect's car tires.
with
The police officer was shot with a dart gun during the training exercise.
PHRASES
shoot (sb) on sight
The guards were ordered to shoot any thieves on sight during the bank robbery.
shoot sb dead
The armed robber was shot dead by security guards during the bank robbery.
shoot sb in the arm, leg, chest, etc., shoot to kill
The police officer was trained to shoot to kill only as a last resort.
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