to have friendly banter for hours on end
a long and informal conversation with someone
to gossip with friends at leisure
I’ve been meaning to get a hold of my friends from US since quite a while, if I can manage to do that after the party then I’ll go and chew the fat with them at our regular hangout.
How nice to see you here. Have a seat and let’s chew the fat for a while.
The whole purpose for having this event is so that school friends can come together and chew the fat. That is why it is known as a reunion.
I was able to convince grandma to go with us – after chewing the fat for about an hour with her.
There is no origin for this idiom
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