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chew the fatVrb phrs. To chat. E.g."Yeah, come round and join us, we're just chewing the fat over a glass or two of wine."
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chew the fat Sailors used to talk and complain about the poor food while eating their salt pork. Chew the fat meant to talk socially without exchanging very much information. Alternately, in the days when brine [..]
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chew the fatIn the days when brine was added to barrels of meat, it had a hardening effect on the fat. It was still edible but it took considerable chewing. So, to "chew the fat" has come to mea [..]
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chew the fat
(idiomatic) To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
''We're not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the customers.''
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