10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOT THE BREEZE»
Discover the use of
shoot the breeze in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shoot the breeze and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
9, 1998 - shoot the breeze to chat idly us, 7979 • Then the old lady that was
around a hundred years and I shot the breeze for a while. — J.D. Salinger,
Catcher in the Rye, p. 201. 1951 • First, we would sit on a stoop somewhere
along the block ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Idiomatic Creativity: A Cognitive-linguistic Model of ...
Weinreich (1969:57) calls the phrase-idiom part idiom list. In the idiom list, each
idiom is specified for its phrasal information and its sense. That is, each entry
contains specifications for obligatory operations (e.g., shoot the breeze must
always ...
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Substance and Structure of Language
begin somewhere. Let me exemplify at least some of the issues by analyzing the
idiomatic shoot the breeze ("chat idly") as part of the sentence The hoys shot the
breeze. This example will give us a chance to look at yet another syntactic form ...
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Shoot the Breeze: How to Speak Yachtie
How to Speak Yachtie explains the meanings and origins of more than 200 such words and expressions. From parts of the boat and basic sailing terms to racing jargon and commentator-speak, the book offers practical yet humorous definitions.
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The Linguistic Structure of Modern English
Examples include the following: spill the beans saw logs shoot the breeze keep
tabs on addfuel to thefire lose one's cool steal the show bite the dust rock the
boat take stock of flog a dead horse hold your horses search high and lowfor
findfault ...
Laurel J. Brinton, Donna M. Brinton, 2010
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Don't
Shoot the Messenger: How Our Growing Hatred of
the ...
He would probably like him if the two could just sit on the porch of Williams'
Connecticut farmhouse and shoot the breeze. But Hugh Sidey seems not to like
what he thinks Brian Williams represents. It is January 1996 and Brian Williams is
the ...
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Bergs, Alexander; Brinton, Laurel J.: English Historical ...
The notion of constructions extends way beyond the lexicon as such. One
textbook example of a construction is an idiom like shoot the breeze (in the sense
of 'engage in idle conversation'). This, obviously, has a form side, which consists
of a ...
Alexander Bergs, Laurel J. Brinton, 2012
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A Reader's Companion to J. D. Salinger's
the Catcher in
the Rye
shoot the breeze “Then the old lady that was about a hundred years old and I
shot the breeze for a while” (201). To “shoot the breeze” is a slang expression for
idle conversation, chatter about things of little consequence. Compare the next
two ...
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Eating Disorders: A Reference Sourcebook
"Geez, what if I just invited you to have a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze." '"
Shoot the breeze' — like I have time or even want to do that — what the hell
purpose is there to shooting the breeze??!! If that is what this little get-together is
for, ...
Raymond Lemberg, Leigh Cohn, 1999
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A Year in
the Life of an ESL Student: Idioms and Vocabulary ...
... the slopes 10 a matter of fact 11 spare time 12 hell to pay 13 compatible with
14 took my place 15 Holy smoke EXERCISE 3 (Pg. 216) 1 take it easy 2 boast 3
by leaps and bounds 4 choked up 5 spare time 6 stick around 7 shoot the breeze
8 ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOOT THE BREEZE»
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AGL Energy hires Macquarie to shoot the breeze at Macarthur
AGL Energy hires Macquarie to shoot the breeze at Macarthur. Share; Share via Email · Share on Google Plus · Post on facebook wall · Share on twitter · Post to ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
Cech given permission to shoot the breeze with other clubs, but …
The agent of Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech says he has been given permission to talk to other clubs. The long-time Stamford Bridge No 1 has been second ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, May 15»
Miriam Lord: Gab McFadden tries to rescue Irish from SF
A good smattering of TDs and Senators from all parties joined Gab during their morning coffee break to shoot the breeze through Irish. And although it was late ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
Hunky new dad Ashton Kutcher touches down in Sydney for an …
WITHIN hours of touching down in Sydney yesterday, Ashton Kutcher had nipped down to Bondi Beach to shoot the breeze with local Sydneysiders. Ditching the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Feb 15»
Shoot the breeze with Scooter in Tales from the Borderlands
tales from the borderlands scooter episode 2 It's not clear if you'll be able to Catch-a-Ride! with him, but according to the newest trailer for Telltale's episodic ... «TechnologyTell, Jan 15»
Shoot the breeze with the Holland & Holland Range Rover
Based on the Range-topping LWB Autobiography Black edition, the Holland & Holland shooting special will follow its predecessors by offering keen shots a host ... «Classic Driver, Nov 14»
Clive Palmer and Wayne Swan 'shoot the breeze'
Mr Swan told The Australian it was a random decision to “have a meal and shoot the breeze”. He stressed “we don't share the same philosophy”. One of the ... «The Australian, Oct 14»
David Leggat: Young Guns shoot the breeze in timely reunion
It is entirely appropriate that this weekend's gathering at the Basin Reserve is of the 1992 World Cup group. One year out from the second cup tournament to be ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 14»
Photographers shoot the breeze
Two months later, I offered to do a re-shoot for her at the location. We did all the traditional poses that I was not aware she wanted in the first place, and they ... «Santa Maria Sun, Feb 14»
