idle talk

Examples (10)

• Don't pay any attention to their idle talk; it's just gossip.
• The meeting was filled with idle talk rather than productive discussion.
• He dismissed the rumors as nothing more than idle talk.
• We have no time for idle talk when there is so much work to be done.
• She realized that all his promises were merely idle talk.
• The office was abuzz with idle talk about the upcoming layoffs.
• In times of war, idle talk can be dangerous to national security.
• They spent the afternoon engaged in idle talk about the weather.
• The villagers' idle talk soon damaged the young woman's reputation.
• It is better to remain silent than to engage in idle talk.