shoot the bull
閑聊、嘮叨、胡侃、吹牛、說(shuō)廢話(huà)
口語(yǔ)·表示胡侃或吹牛
英文釋義
to engage in casual conversation or idle chit-chat
例句
After work, the guys like to shoot the bull over a few beers at the bar.
典故來(lái)源
源自美國(guó)西部文化,bull指公牛,引申為夸張或吹牛式的閑聊,與shoot the breeze類(lèi)似但更隨意。