idle chat

Examples (10)

• They say he's already married, but it's just idle chat.
• The manager discouraged idle chat during work hours to boost productivity.
• We spent the evening engaged in pleasant idle chat by the fireplace.
• Don't pay any attention to their comments; it's nothing more than idle chat.
• I'm not interested in idle chat; let's get straight to the point.
• Engaging in a bit of idle chat at the coffee machine can be a nice break.
• The two old friends passed the time with idle chat about the weather and their gardens.
• He was a serious person who had no patience for idle chat.
• The air was filled with the sound of idle chat and laughter at the party.
• The meeting devolved into idle chat about sports instead of addressing the key issues.