These days, shooting the breeze actually has nothing to do with shooting guns.

现如今，shooting the breeze的意思和开枪射击没有任何关系了。

Sounds like a great plan. Nothing beats relaxing on the beach and shooting the breeze with good friends.

听起来是个不错的计划。没什么比和好朋友去海边放松、一起闲聊更好的了。

If you say you are shooting the breeze, you are talking about things that are not very deep or important.

如果你在shooting the breeze，那就是说你在谈论某件不是非常深奥或重要的事情。

He didn't do small talk, or shooting the breeze.

他没有闲聊，也没有吹风。

So shooting the breeze means just to chit-chat together, to talk about daily life.

所以拍风就是一起闲聊， 聊聊日常生活。

Ramon was shooting the breeze with some " old-timers" at the bar in this town.

雷蒙在这个镇子的酒吧里和一些“老朋友”们聊天。

You're " shooting the breeze." You're just talking to be nice, to be friendly.

你在“吹毛求疵”。你说话只是为了表现得友善、友善。

Cal and I were sitting on the porch, shooting the breeze.

【shoot】卡尔和我坐在门廊上闲聊。

I perused the shops, ate at the family-owned restaurants, and learned about the quirky history of the town by shooting the breeze with the old-timers at the local bar.

Ramon：我逛了逛商店， 在家庭经营的餐馆用餐，并通过在当地酒吧与老前辈吹吹微风了解了这个小镇的古怪历史。