The difference between Shoot the breeze and Shoot the bull
When used as verbs, shoot the breeze means to chat idly or generally waste time talking, whereas shoot the bull means to chinwag.
check bellow for the other definitions of Shoot the breeze and Shoot the bull
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Shoot the breeze as a verb (idiomatic, US):
To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
Examples:
"We were just standing around shooting the breeze."
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Shoot the bull as a verb (idiomatic):
To chinwag; to talk idly.