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chew the fat

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chew the fat and chew the rag
Fig. to chat or gossip. Sit yourself down and let's chew the fat for a while. We were just chewing the rag. Nothing important.
See also: chew, fat

chew the fat  (British informal) also chew the rag (American informal)
to have a long friendly conversation with someone We spent the evening watching the TV and chewing the fat.
See also: chew, fat


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Despite the fact that green-and-white banners are hung declaring that the old Farmers Market is open, many customers and tour buses have been steering clear of the venerated tourist attraction, where people come to pinch the produce, chew the fat (both literally and figuratively) and glimpse a movie star or two.
Wish you were there: More than 14,000 folks may have filled the boxes and benches, but only a chosen few got to chew the fat - and some gourmet eats, too - at a pre-concert gig (hint: if you paid upward of $1,000 for a front-row pool box, you were at the party).
We will let our hair down and chew the fat,'' Landaker said.
 
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