SHOOT THE BREEZE (OR THE BULL) N. AMER.

Meaning of SHOOT THE BREEZE (OR THE BULL) N. AMER. in English

shoot the breeze ( or the bull) N. Amer.

informal

have a casual conversation.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BULL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bull market Bull Moose Party bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old English bulluc young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREEZE — I. noun or breeze fly ˈbrēz ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breese, brese, from Old English brēosa, brīosa dialect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — (v. t.) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull …
Английский словарь Webster
BULL — ( v. t. ) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — bull 1 — bull-like , adj. /bool/ , n. 1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus …
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BREEZE — breeze 1 — breezeless , adj. — breezelike , adj. /breez/ , n. , v. , breezed, breezing . n. …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — adj. big and strong like a bull; male; of or pertaining a bull, that resembles a bull; having to do …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l, ˈbəl noun Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMER — America; American
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOOT — noun a shoat; a young hog. 2. shoot ·noun a young branch or growth. 3. shoot ·noun a rush of …
Webster English vocab
BULL — vi a seal. ·see bulla. 2. bull ·noun taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. 3. bull …
Webster English vocab
BREEZE — vi to blow gently. 2. breeze ·noun ·alt. of breeze fly. 3. breeze ·noun a light, gentle wind; a fresh, …
Webster English vocab
N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREEZE — [breeze] n [prob. fr. Sp brisa northeast wind] (1626) 1 a: a light gentle wind b: a wind of from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREEZE — air current designation on the Beaufort scale; it is weaker than a wind, which in turn is weaker than a …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREEZE — / briːz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a light wind : a sea breeze …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BULL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREEZE — I. breeze 1 /briːz/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: brise , perhaps from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BULL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BULL — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREEZE — n. small cinders. breeze-block any lightweight building block, esp. one made from breeze mixed with sand and cement. [ F …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
BULL — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, …
Oxford English vocab
BREEZE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a gentle wind. 2 Meteorol. a wind of 4-31 m.p.h. and between force 2 …
Oxford English vocab
N — 1. n. (also n) (pl. Ns or N's) 1. the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 Printing en. 3 Math. …
Oxford English vocab
SHOOT — ( shoots, shooting, shot) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
’N’ — The word ‘and’ is sometimes written as ’n’ between certain pairs of words, as in ‘rock ’n’ roll’. ( INFORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREEZE — ( breezes, breezing, breezed) 1. A breeze is a gentle wind. ...a cool summer breeze. N-COUNT 2. If you breeze …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
N — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bump 'n' grind drum 'n' bass rock 'n' roll ▪ Elvis, the king of rock …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BULL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREEZE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chilly wind/breeze/air etc fresh breeze ▪ a fresh breeze gentle breeze ▪ a gentle …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
'N' — [conjunction] - abbreviation for andfish 'n' chipsrock 'n' roll n/a, NA [adjective] - abbreviation for not applicable (= not connected …
Cambridge English vocab

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