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"etymology_text": "A slang phrase, alluding to talking into the wind, it was first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, bull is used instead of breeze, and means \"empty talk\" or \"lies.\"",
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"ref": "1989, Lethal Weapon 2 (motion picture), spoken by Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson)",
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"ref": "1999, The Ninth Gate (motion picture), spoken by Dean Corso (Johnny Depp)",
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "kletsen"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "babbelen"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "rupatella"
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "lörpötellä"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "tailler une bavette"
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"word": "tailler le bout de gras"
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "chiacchierare"
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"roman": "daberu",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "駄弁る"
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"word": "喋る"
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
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"word": "gadać"
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"roman": "česátʹ jazykóm",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
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"word": "чеса́ть языко́м"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "pegar la hebra"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "darle a la sinhueso"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "iki lafın belini kırmak"
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"code": "vi",
"english": "sell melons",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "buôn dưa lê"
},
{
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "chém gió"
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"ref": "1999, The Ninth Gate (motion picture), spoken by Dean Corso (Johnny Depp)",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "rupatella"
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"word": "lörpötellä"
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "tailler une bavette"
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"word": "tailler le bout de gras"
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"word": "taper la causette"
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "chiacchierare"
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"roman": "daberu",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "駄弁る"
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "喋る"
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
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"word": "gadać"
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"roman": "česátʹ jazykóm",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"tags": [
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"word": "чеса́ть языко́м"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "pegar la hebra"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "darle a la sinhueso"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "iki lafın belini kırmak"
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{
"code": "vi",
"english": "sell melons",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "buôn dưa lê"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to chat idly or waste time talking",
"word": "chém gió"
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"word": "shoot the breeze"
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