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Were not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the customers.
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chew the fat — or[chew the rag] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. * /We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts./ * /The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
chew the fat — or[chew the rag] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. * /We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts./ * /The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
chew\ the\ fat — • chew the fat • chew the rag v. phr. slang To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts. The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him … Словарь американских идиом
chew the fat — If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them … The small dictionary of idiomes
chew the fat — ► chew the fat (or rag) informal chat in a leisurely way. Main Entry: ↑chew … English terms dictionary
Chew the fat — It is speculated that the phrase may come from women chatting while sewing. Chew the fat or chew the rag [1] are English expressions for gossiping or making friendly small talk; the former being mainly in American vernacular and the latter being… … Wikipedia
chew the fat — verb talk socially without exchanging too much information the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze • Syn: ↑shoot the breeze, ↑chat, ↑confabulate, ↑confab, ↑chitchat, ↑chit chat, ↑chatter, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chew the fat — If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you chew the fat with somebody, you chat in an informal way about unimportant things. It s amazing the amount of time my… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
chew the fat — AND chew the rag tv. to chat or gossip. □ Put your carcass over on the chair, and let’s chew the fat for a while. □ We were just chewing the rag. Nothing important … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Chew the fat — If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them … Dictionary of English idioms
chew the fat (or rag) — informal chat in a leisurely way. → chew … English new terms dictionary
