"bat the breeze" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bat the breeze.ogg [Australia] Forms: bats the breeze [present, singular, third-person], batting the breeze [participle, present], batted the breeze [participle, past], batted the breeze [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bat the breeze (third-person singular simple present bats the breeze, present participle batting the breeze, simple past and past participle batted the breeze)
  1. (idiomatic, US) To chat; to shoot the breeze. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): Talking

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