n.
light wind
1) a ~ blows, comes up
2) a gentle, light, soft ~
easy task
(slang) ( AE )
3) a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~ to get him to agree = it was a ~ getting him to agree)
misc.
4) ( colloq. ) ( AE ) to bat, shoot the ~ ('to chat')
n.
light wind
1) a ~ blows, comes up
2) a gentle, light, soft ~
easy task
(slang) ( AE )
3) a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~ to get him to agree = it was a ~ getting him to agree)
misc.
4) ( colloq. ) ( AE ) to bat, shoot the ~ ('to chat')
The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012