VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Chew the Fat

Meaning:

Chat for a considerable length of time

Examples:

  • As she had nothing to do, she wasted time chewing the fat with the neighbor.
  • Let's grab a cup of coffee and chew the fat for a while.
  • After work, we sat around the campfire and chewed the fat about our day.
  • I bumped into my old friend at the grocery store, and we spent hours chewing the fat.
  • Whenever I visit my grandparents, we sit on the porch and chew the fat about family stories.
  • The team members gathered in the break room to chew the fat before the big meeting.
  • During our road trip, my friends and I would pull over at roadside diners to chew the fat with locals.
  • After the game, the players huddled in the locker room to chew the fat about their performance.
  • At family gatherings, my relatives always gather in the living room to chew the fat and catch up.
  • During lunch breaks, colleagues often gather in the office kitchen to chew the fat about current events.
  • We met up with our neighbors in the park and spent the afternoon chewing the fat while the kids played.