chew the fat 不是嚼肥肉

【例句】Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work. 【误解】我们停止嚼肥肉，认真着手工作吧。 【正确】我们停止聊天，认真着手工作吧。 【说明】chew the fat是个习语，在口语中意思是“聊天”、“闲谈”，不是“嚼肥肉”。例如： I haven't seen you for years; come over to my place and we'll chew the fat. 多年不见了，请来我这儿聊聊。 We used to meet after work, and chew the fat over coffee and doughnuts. 我们过去常在下班后见面，边闲谈边喝咖啡和吃炸面圈。 We sat there drinking beer and chewing the fat until it was time to go home. 我们坐在那里，喝啤酒闲谈直到回家的时候。