British, informal, American, informal

to have a long friendly conversation with someone.

We spent the evening watching the TV and chewing the fat.

• the high and mighty
• the highest rung on the ladder
• the high ground
• the highways and byways
• the holy of holies
• the home straight
• the home stretch
• the hot ticket
• the house from hell
• the icing on the cake
• the ins and outs
• the ins and outs of
• the ins and outs of something
• the Ivy League
• the jewel in the crown
• the joker in the pack
• the joke's on
• the joke's on someone
• the jury is out
• the jury is still out
• the kiss of death
• the knives are out
• the land of milk and honey
• the last gasp of
• the last gasp of something