chew the fat

chew the fat
разг.-фам.
(chew the fat (или the rag))
1) ворчать, брюзжать, ворчливо твердить об одном и том же; "пилить"

Dog my cats, if she ain't gittin' so she's as bad 'bout chewin' the rag as poor Lena was - God rest her poor soul! (J. Conroy, ‘The Disinherited’, part III, ch. V) — Ей-богу, она становится такой же ворчливой, как была бедная Лена, упокой боже ее душу!

2) болтать, трепаться; сплетничать; трепать языком, переливать из пустого в порожнее; перемывать косточки (отсюда rag-chewing ворчливость; болтовня, трепотня и жарг. to rag-chew = to chew the rag)

‘Besides,’ said Tasbrough, ‘This chewing the rag is all nonsense, anyway.’ (S. Lewis, ‘It Can't Happen Here’, ch. 2) — - Да и вообще, - сказал Тасброу, - не стоит переливать из пустого в порожнее.

‘Don't you let him hang around the Craig place chewing the fat all morning!’ Mrs. Maxwell pleaded with Dave. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part II, ch. 17) — - Только не давайте ему заезжать к Крейгам, а то он там будет все утро язык чесать, - повторяла миссис Максуэлл, умоляюще глядя на Дейва.

I didn't have anything special to do, so I went down to the can and chewed the rag with him while he was shaving. (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ch. IV) — Делать мне было нечего, я пошел за Стрэдлейтером в умывалку потрепать языком, пока он будет бриться.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • chew the fat — or[chew the rag] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. * /We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts./ * /The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chew the fat — or[chew the rag] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. * /We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts./ * /The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chew\ the\ fat — • chew the fat • chew the rag v. phr. slang To talk together in an idle, friendly fashion; chat. We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts. The old man would chew the rag for hours with anyone who would join him …   Словарь американских идиом

  • chew the fat — If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • chew the fat — ► chew the fat (or rag) informal chat in a leisurely way. Main Entry: ↑chew …   English terms dictionary

  • Chew the fat — It is speculated that the phrase may come from women chatting while sewing. Chew the fat or chew the rag [1] are English expressions for gossiping or making friendly small talk; the former being mainly in American vernacular and the latter being… …   Wikipedia

  • chew the fat — verb talk socially without exchanging too much information the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze • Syn: ↑shoot the breeze, ↑chat, ↑confabulate, ↑confab, ↑chitchat, ↑chit chat, ↑chatter, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • chew the fat —    If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you chew the fat with somebody, you chat in an informal way about unimportant things.     It s amazing the amount of time my… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • chew the fat — AND chew the rag tv. to chat or gossip. □ Put your carcass over on the chair, and let’s chew the fat for a while. □ We were just chewing the rag. Nothing important …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Chew the fat —   If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • chew the fat (or rag) — informal chat in a leisurely way. → chew …   English new terms dictionary


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