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Meanings of idle chatter in English

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Usage of idle chatter in English
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The conversation included some idle chatter about the state of the Yankees.
The Yankee Years
2
But Joey was not listening to the idle chatter of his daughter.
The Rose in the Ring
3
In short, the idle chatter of the town was about to be justified.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
4
Verona noticed the Queen's discomfort and decided to make idle chatter.
Fairest of All
5
I cannot simply spend my day praying and making idle chatter.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
6
As for Jan, he took it at first as idle chatter.
The Emperor of Portugallia
7
But enough of this idle chatter-takethem back to their quarters!
Triplanetary
8
For Miles, however, such negotiations are nothing but idle chatter.
The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers
9
We had long since passed the point where idle chatter is needed in communing.
David Malcolm
10
Sturm interrupted what he considered idle chatter with cold practicality.
Dragons of autumn twilight
11
It doesn't talk and waste its time in idle chatter.
The Tree of Appomattox
12
But let us have no more of this idle chatter.
The Hampstead Mystery
13
I sat with friends, covering my nervousness with idle chatter.
Rock and Ice Magazine
14
Done has been the subject of the usual idle chatter here, day and night?'
In the Roaring Fifties
15
Don't waste it on a lot of idle chatter or spinning your mental wheels.
Ebony
16
In this line of work you don't get a lot of time for idle chatter.
In a gilded cage
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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