| 单词 | chit-chat |
| 例句 | Matthias, realizing that this was no time for idle chit-chat, promptly shouted out in a loud, courtly manner, “O King, I come to return one of your brave young warriors!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He listed more positives: “Home, & someone to take care of house—Charms of music & female chit-chat.—These things good for one’s health.—but—” There it was again—“terrible loss of time.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They swirl drinks with straws and chit-chat politely before mentioning boyfriends – real or imagined. 50 years of pickup artists: why is the toxic skill still so in demand? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Parents quickly become expert at doing more work in less time, redirecting chit-chat and out-for-lunch hours toward getting the job done faster. What's Wrong with the Mommy Track? 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z He also approves of the health-giving benefits of the "charms of music & female chit-chat". The private life of Charles Darwin 2012-11-30T08:00:07Z “This isn’t something to chit-chat about,” she said one recent humid afternoon, looking out onto the garden. Can the black middle class survive? 2012-09-03T14:00:00Z While the cashier momentarily abandoned her post to locate a manager, those in line turned to polite chit-chat. Treat yourself to fancy versions of your favorite childhood Halloween candies 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Funereal ambiance, spoiled meat and awkward chit-chat between a surly lord, his insane wife and his dark priestess adviser-shadow-monster-babymama? ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: What a Wonderful Wedding 2014-04-14T02:00:12Z It’s a collection of videos where two people sit next to each other and chit-chat to a Go-Pro. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: how Netflix totalled Seinfeld's star vehicle 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z “It had been a long time since there was such pleasant chit-chat between the couple. Because of the kid’s sudden entry into their lives, they ended up talking about the old days.” One of India’s Most Original and Controversial Novelists Returns With a Powerful Parable 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Illustration: Steve May/Arena Recently I shared a train carriage with two people whose frank exchange of narcotic chit-chat – while not without its tragedies – was at least a break from the norm. Michael Holden's All ears 2010-12-11T00:07:00Z Everyday jealousies, disappointments and anger share the stage with jokes, chit-chat, occasional poignant revelations and a lot of workplace tedium. Review: Annie Baker's 'The Flick' slow but funny 2013-03-13T00:10:10Z He ventures down to its lair, torch in hand, politely making chit-chat with a drooling, growling wall of fangs. "Game of Thrones": Hello There, Jon Snow! 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z I asked Williams by way of chit-chat whether she still lived in the area; it was common knowledge that she and Ledger had bought a Brooklyn townhouse together. Michelle Williams: ‘When something is available, I’ll risk any embarrassment to get it’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z “It had been a long time since there was such pleasant chit-chat between the couple,” Murugan writes. Review | Perumal Murugan said his career as a novelist was dead. Lucky for us, he was wrong. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z And it is geekily riveting, offering live views of underwater research sites, along with plenty of scientist chit-chat. Moment of Friday: Hagfish hanky-panky, Lily Simonson's oceanic obsession 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Anyway, these letters were hardly testaments of grand passion but chit-chat from the film set and about events such as the Isle of Wight pop festival and the moon landing. Is it OK to sell love letters? 2012-12-15T18:04:01Z Without wasting half the budget on ill-acted chit-chat and scenario manufacture, the biggest showpieces always open, rather than close, the Final Destination movies: you get exactly what you paid for, immediately. Has Final Destination reached its nadir? 2011-08-19T23:06:58Z The diction is taut and spare: "flip-flop over/ tarmac" economises, possibly, by compressing foot-wear into verb-of-motion; "exchange the weather" wastes no time on chit-chat. Poem of the week: Pier by Vona Groarke 2010-08-30T10:24:00Z And Father, the leader of the emerging oddball label, Awful Records, delivered his chit-chat raps with surprising charisma, but ended his set with an unceremonious spat with the sound man. SXSW 2015: When a music festival feels like an after-party 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Approaching the great man was hardly less fraught with procedural issues than embarking on idle chit-chat with the Queen. 40 years of Stars Wars – why the blockbuster saga is a galactic soap opera 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z In elementary school I volunteered to be “cookie girl” and missed the chit-chat of the lunch table to hawk chocolate chip cookies to students because it meant I got a free pack. Motherlode: Breaking the Family Sugar Habit 2011-04-06T15:45:39Z She also evidently was piling up the experience she put to use later as an author, editor and hostess of a TV chit-chat show. Longtime Cosmo Editor Helen Gurley Brown Dies at 90 2012-08-13T19:57:29Z And instead of just doing the usual celebrity chit-chat, he showed up as Hawkeye and tickled the ivories to the tune of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud." Jeremy Renner shows off Hawkeye's sensitive side on 'Tonight Show' 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z But sometimes it is just trivial chit-chat, and a bit of a laugh. Readers recommend: songs about gossip 2011-02-25T00:02:00Z But watching a pop icon of her stature having to endure Eurovision host chit-chat and stilted comedy based around an openly gay married man wanting to propose to her was excruciating. Madonna was excruciating: what we learned from Eurovision 2019 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z That said: you say that you hate inane chit-chat, and yet you also tend to ask questions like what kind of music someone is into, or what they did over the weekend. Dating on Tinder: how can I go beyond chit-chat and start better conversations? 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The men and women admiring the koi pond and photographing the rose collection and making polite chit-chat with neighbors on the next picnic blanket over — all of them, starkers as the day they were born. So naked gardening in the British countryside is a thing 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Pelosi, in suffragette-white, and Vice President Pence, in a blue tie, stood atop the dais making chit-chat, if not eye contact. President Trump didn’t need the State of the Union to speak his mind. He does it all the time. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z And I like that; I’m not a chit-chat person. An oral history of Fame: 'We were dancing on cars in the epicentre of porn and filth!' 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z While we were gathering this morning, mum number three was with her mum, chit-chat, chit-chat. A letter to … All the mothers lucky enough to have their own mothers 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Fortunately, these planes are not here to chit-chat but to fight fires. 'Planes: Fire & Rescue' soars amid blazing-hot visuals 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z After a few minutes of chit-chat, it’s obvious that they used to be a bit closer than mere acquaintances. ‘Off Peak’ Review: Caught in Limbo on the Northbound Track 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z If you can’t talk about the weather without veering into saying something inappropriate, I can live without your “chit-chat.” Catherine Deneuve and Others Denounce the #MeToo Movement 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z It was unclear whether the "conversation" that her lawyer said fixed the rift involved money or just chit-chat. Adam Levine calls fan's onstage attack 'super terrifying' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z After a few moments of chit-chat, they swapped collections. “My price will only go up”: Collectors bet on nostalgia as they resell McDonald’s Adult Happy Meals 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z They might be exhausted from the day’s activities but the chit-chat — and snacks — flow merrily. Scream therapy! Inner child play! Inside a Malibu wellness retreat for 'bad bitches' doing all the things 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z "During a game which can stretch for hours, we are bound to chit-chat, and sometimes useful information gets passed around after people feel comfortable and trust you." US-Sino tensions help spawn China card game craze 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Our dinner conversation covered the awkwardness of online dating, the forced chit-chat that occurs, and the even more horrendous messages and not-safe-for-work images that guys constantly send to women. L.A. Affairs: I went on several first dates. Getting to date No. 2 was another story 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Left in its wake is the ever-growing number of officers who wander, chit-chat and, most of all, just stand by with such nonchalance you’d think nothing had ever happened. In 67 minutes of video, brutality followed by nonchalance 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z But it did start out in friendship, a shared love of music and general chit-chat. Twitter: Romance, business and campaigns born on the platform 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z He'd rather avoid political chit-chat over the papers, it's all become too personal. How Brazil's election campaign turned ugly 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z I spoke to him a lot through that period but just general chit-chat, nothing too serious. Stokes feared he might not play for England again 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z But there was little chit-chat in the classes - even in the biggest ones - at the Palanan Elementary School in Makati, a district of Manila. Joy and concerns as Philippines schools reopen 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Because the issue of Bay continuing in the rudest of health is not merely idle chit-chat. Review: Can Michael Bay save the blockbuster? Nutso 'Ambulance' is his best in decades 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of chit-chat and not a lot of action. Review: Heist drama is an actors' 'Windfall' for Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z After some drinks and chit-chat, Arthur makes Glen a generous offer, saying his guest should sleep in the master bedroom … with Cyndi. Review: Short on suspense, 'Ultrasound' still captures fuzziness of contemporary memory 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z After a fun show and some chit-chat with the other comedian on board, I headed to my cabin. Shame and fish filets: Diary of a comedian trapped in COVID cruise ship quarantine 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z It also constitutes a greater portion of the written world than you might think, including not only marketing blogs but work interactions and idle chit-chat. The future of AI is a conversation with a computer 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Not intruding on people with political chit-chat is a theme. Boris Johnson: Tories feared PM would die with Covid, says Simon Hart 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z So the radio homemakers would chit-chat about their lives, and they would bring their kids in, and they would often record from their homes. The history of "home economics" is both surprisingly radical and conspicuously regressive 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z But Gevargizian makes sure those chit-chat scenes are as excruciatingly tense as the murders. Review: In horror films and thrillers, location, location, location often isn't enough 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z On Nov. 13, Bolsonaro dismissed speculation of a second wave as “chit-chat.” Brazil has surge of virus cases, downplayed by politicians 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The chit-chat was brief but drove home a point. Media instantly pan GOP convention headlined by Trump and his son 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Life feels oddly normal – full of chit-chat about grandchildren and food, her mother lost 10kg in the camp – and yet, it is not. The 'perfect Uighur': outgoing and hard working – but still not safe from China's camps 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Not to mention apparently constant chit-chat about swords. Streaming this week: Greyhound on Apple TV Plus, Cursed on Netflix, Close Enough on HBO Max 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z They would listen to chit-chat between blue whales hundreds of miles apart. Pandemic offers scientists unprecedented chance to 'hear' oceans as they once were 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Casual chit-chat from her balcony can easily turn emotional, as it did recently when a neighbor in the grass below explained how an aunt in New York was battling both cancer and Covid at once. Loud sex, thunderous dancing: how coronavirus strains neighborly ties 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Konstantina Harisiadi installed plexiglass barriers at the reception and manicure stations and a sign read “Silence is security” to discourage chit-chat and limit the potential for virus transmission. Italy eases virus lockdown, and gets first reckoning of toll 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, normal chit-chat with Harry Next Door about mice and meds has hit full cosmic implosion. Lockdown diary: ‘War, famine, flood, fire – remember those happy days?' 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Eventually, to Nadal’s obvious relief, the great man popped up to share a few minutes of chit-chat about how each is dealing with the shutdown of tennis because of the coronavirus pandemic. For once, Nadal found wanting as he is flummoxed by IT gremlins 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z “Andy was a looker, an observer. He liked to watch things. He didn’t talk much. With me, he was polite, but there was never much chit-chat. He was always busy looking.” From Warhol to Basquiat: behind a revealing set of artist portraits 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z It is not just an explosion of funny memes in groups, or idle chit-chat between bored people stuck at home. Under lockdown, Italy's social and family life goes virtual 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Of course, Harley and Preacher are soon strumming guitars and swapping songs while engaging in pointed chit-chat reflecting their diametrically opposite views of life. Review: Country music creates common ground in 'Salvage' at the Lounge Theatre 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z “I did not know I would be a talk-show host, but I liked the chit-chat — I’ve always liked the chit-chat,” she said. Wendy Williams tears up at Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But not every elevator manufacturer wants their product to become a venue for chit-chat. City manners: Should you talk on an elevator? 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z While they are close when together there is none of the usual Brazilian father/son chit-chat about soccer or teenage trials and tribulations. Motor racing: Young Barrichello has passion but must prove talent 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z He did so recently by admitting he doesn’t tell Uber drivers what he does for a living because he wants to keep the chit-chat to a minimum. Who are the PGA Tour's content kings? We rank the top 23 - Golf Digest 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z But there’s an app for everything now, which means no more phone calls to the pizza shop, no chit-chat while waiting for the bus. Uber’s quiet ride option is a warning: we are falling victims to convenience | Penelope Blackmore 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z He was not one for idle chit-chat, but if you were interested in a deep and important discussion, you were rewarded with his thoughts. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Tengai, by contrast, doesn't engage in pre-interview chit-chat and poses all questions in an identical way, in the same tone, and typically, in the same order. Would you be happy being interviewed by a robot? 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z While she has little time for chit-chat, she gets satisfaction from speaking to a big audience about climate change. Greta Thunberg, schoolgirl climate change warrior: ‘Some people can let things go. I can’t’ 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Right, not a lot of time for chit-chat. Rafael Nadal v Frances Tiafoe: Australian Open quarter-final – live! 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Of course, while James was making chit-chat with locker-room attendants, his wife kept things together at home and survived their teenage son learning to drive. A Regular Golfer's Quest To Play America's 100 Greatest Courses In One Year - Golf Digest 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z “I’m going for business, not chit-chat,” he told Nature. Mr Smits goes to Washington: Architect of bold European open-access plan hopes to garner US support 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Aikman remembered an instance as a player when he met an analyst who seemed to want to chit-chat. Troy Aikman calls more plays as broadcaster than NFL quarterback, but he delivers just the same 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z A bit more chit-chat and we went our separate ways. My baby died. Please ask me his name 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z "There's constant swiping and surface chit-chat that leads to nothing." Are 'swipe left' dating apps bad for our mental health? 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z It was just sort of chit-chat as I waited for another meeting that wasn’t involving him. The full transcript of James Comey's TRMS interview 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Now that the lines of the red state-blue state models are as blurred as those in the Robin Thicke-Pharrell Williams 2013 groove “Blurred Lines,” it’s time to begin formulating a chit-chat about federal education policy. Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Betsy DeVos — the Big 3 needs to set education agenda 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z “We would not share information, but there’s maybe a bit of friendly chit-chat back and forth.” Cross-country skiing: Red-hot competition in Olympic waxing cabins 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z "I was on the phone to my friend, having a chit-chat as you do, and not really paying attention," she said. Moped-aided thefts rise in shop hotspots 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Can you imagine the chit-chat over shots of vodka in the Kremlin? Donald Trump fixes Hillary Clinton’s Russia ‘reset’ 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z After about an hour of chit-chat, they move to a secondary location to roost for the night. Crows crowd downtown Portland: Enter the hawk 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Apparently, Strange is not a big fan of friendly chit-chat when there's a tournament on the line. Curtis Strange rips Jon Rahm and Andrew Landry for their playoff interactions - Golf Digest 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z “We would not share information, but there’s maybe a bit of friendly chit-chat back and forth.” Cross-country skiing: Red-hot competition in Olympic waxing cabins 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z “He was inquisitive and intellectual, grounded in reality, and loved to talk about many complex issues, things that the average person wouldn’t chit-chat about,” Hamilton said. Kevin Short, a towering figure in West Hollywood known as WeHo Jesus, dies at 57 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z At Indiana, it’s more than just idle chit-chat. Miller’s strong voice resonates with Indiana players, fans 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z People would describe him as gruff, diligent, short on chit-chat – hardly the type to be chasing little green men. The curious case of the alien in the photo – and a mystery that took years to solve 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s sad, because mindless chit-chat is all we have to offer. Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: New iPhones and Facebook Ads 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z As for the evening’s interstitial chit-chat, why wasn’t it more self-aware? Remind me again: Why are we watching the VMAs? 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The BBC seem to be ignoring the opening ceremony in favour of chit-chat. World Athletics Championships 2017: Usain Bolt and Mo Farah in action – live! 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z "The kind of language I was using at the time, it was evidence that it was the real deal, the real thing. It wasn't just idle chit-chat in pubs saying right-wing mantra." Far-right extremism: 'I'm ashamed of my Nazi tattoos' - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z But on this Tuesday morning, the crowd was gone, there were no TV crews, just two Southern California-based reporters having casual chit-chat with the hall-of-fame trainer as he checked his phone. What can go wrong getting a horse to the Kentucky Derby? How about everything 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z There's a bit of chit-chat and singing with some German soldiers, a mean Turkish father, and then suddenly everyone's being executed and shipped off to labor camps while villages burn. 'The Promise,' an epic melodrama set during the Armenian genocide, falls frustratingly flat 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z It’s normal for batters to chit-chat with the opposing team’s first baseman after a hit or a walk, but C.J. Angels getting used to the new LED lights at Angel Stadium 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The team's findings, he says, suggest that communication researchers should look deeper into the context when analysing the sounds of animals — their everyday chit-chat might be much more sophisticated than it seems. Bat banter is surprisingly nuanced 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The final deposition, at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, included friendly chit-chat. Attorneys in Trump University case talk strategy, leaks and deposing the future president 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The coaches keep their distance during the fall, for competitive reasons and because both coaches are too usually too busy to chit-chat. No. 6 Ohio State intends to stay on a roll against Maryland 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z “And that was absolutely right. That was great advice. So I went up and I made chit-chat and never again did I ever think that.” Kagan: Supreme Court gender diversity positive sign to youth 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Jennifer Palmieri, a spokeswoman for Clinton’s campaign, walked over to the press section at the conclusion of the event for another chit-chat that turned into a full-blown scrum of reporters. 'One down, two to go': Hillary Clinton rides wave of enthusiasm after debate 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Clinton’s interviews with the contenders have been short on chit-chat, instead homing in on each candidate’s policy chops. Clinton has several VP options: Fiery liberals, Hispanics and white guys 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z That sets the tone for a movie that’s heavy on chit-chat, punctuated by raw shock. Low-rent western 'Outlaws and Angels' is overburdened by Tarantino influence 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z That drives him whether he is battling abortion or conducting an unlikely tete-a-tete with Assad in the Syrian palace, where the discussion ranged from international politics to chit-chat about family. The Virginia state senator who embraces Assad 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z A smile and some chit-chat once seemed an integral part of paying for groceries, until automated tills became commonplace. I’m afraid I can’t do that 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has little patience for idle chit-chat, climate change skeptics, the corporate media and photographers. Watch Bernie Sanders Be Grumpy 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z He said ex-teammates understood his choice and that “off the field we still chit-chat, text and keep in touch.” Heyward to Cardinals fans: Bring on the boos 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z He said ex-teammates understood his choice and that "off the field we still chit-chat, text and keep in touch." Jason Heyward expected to get booed by St. Louis Cardinals fans 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z In an attempt to chit-chat with the waitress, Barrett expounded on Bird’s greatness. My 'One Shining Moment' in the NCAA Spotlight 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z If there’s a flaw to Boyce’s first novel, it’s that the tug of suspense basic to crime thrillers is lost at times as she indulges in slow-motion descriptive material and tedious chit-chat. Book Review: Ex-cop pens keen-eyed police drama 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z At home you’re flopped on a chair with the phone and the tablet and the sports Twitter and fantasy team chit-chat. Sports Sitting Will Kill Us All 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z These machines are not yet ready for general chit-chat. Intelligent Machines: New York's super smart AI couple - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z At the end of the day we colleagues sit and chit-chat and talk about our work. A day in the life of the UN 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z But just adding a few minutes of chit-chat at the beginning doesn’t seem like enough to truly get at what is individual and special about the audience in front of you. How Much Should You Customize That Presentation? 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z There’s more meat when he reflects on the pleasant nature of British discourse, such as the jolly chit-chat between “the butcher and his customers”. Rob Delaney: ‘I am very good at sitting in a Jacuzzi’ 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z In the interview room they behave predictably: they follow a set script, starting with some ice-breaking chit-chat, then asking you about yourself, then setting a work-related problem. How to join the 1% 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z "Substance is missing, this is the crucial problem. Time is running out and we have no time for political or diplomatic chit-chat." Greece: 'Time running out' for debt deal - BBC News 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z “They stop in frequently and just stick their head in the door sometimes, just to chit-chat. Sometimes people seek them out for spiritual advice or just any number of things to talk about.” Chaplain program trains to aid police, firefighters 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z So don’t bother making chit-chat by talking about the weather, tap about it instead. Download These 10 iPhone Weather Apps Immediately 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z “Billy didn’t waste energy on galleries, on chit-chat,” Johnny Miller once told the Copley News Service. Billy Casper, Twice a U.S. Open Winner, Dies at 83 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z “It gets competitive with chit-chat back and forth,” he said. Westbrook leads Thunder over 76ers 103-91 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Evangelically vegetarian Hitler apparently engaged his eating table companions in chit-chat about goings-on in a Ukrainian abattoir, a topic so revolting that his carnivorous guests were unable to finish their food. What do dictators like to eat? 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z In her Facebook post, Hart’s mother said the interaction was a little uncomfortable at first, with Barnum making generic chit-chat. Ferguson hug between protester and police officer goes viral 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z There wasn’t much time for chit-chat or reflection at the end of the second day. What Does Médecins Sans Frontières Teach Its Doctors? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z I'd been thinking, we don't know it now, but we'll look back with fondness on the time Mrs Thatcher was here: new friendships formed in the street, chit-chat about plumbers whom we hold in common. Hilary Mantel: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: August 6th 1983 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z To engage reluctant passers-by in stilted, often unwelcome chit-chat. Sky’s loiterers turn glorified trolley dash into unbridled frenzy 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Rather than readying riot gear, police officers are exchanging leisurely chit-chat with protesters as they make their rounds. In Ferguson, violence gives way to calm 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z He is plainly exhausted and unless I'm asking questions, there is no chit-chat. Kim Dotcom: from playboy entrepreneur to political firebrand 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z I said to Elliot, "In the next few weeks - if you see them they'll likely give you a smile - and you can smile back and eventually turn this into chit-chat." My friend the student killer 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z All the social media chit-chat now about who might be playing really doesn't help us. 'Why haven't you booked me for the Pyramid stage?': Michael Eavis answers famous festivalgoers' questions 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z “So rather than listen to chit-chat, I’m here trying to get the work done,” LePage said during a news conference on crime statistics in Maine. New England governors outline drug abuse fight 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z After some chit-chat, Solomon asks Thompson: "Wanna go take a walk?" Shadow border: inside Arizona's plan to watch Mexico with an army of radar towers 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Office workers hide behind popped collars, smoke that final cigarette of their lunch-break and make idle chit-chat with their colleagues. Radio 1's playlist secrets uncovered: the battle of the 'brands' 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z McIlroy told the on-course interviewer during his round that he wanted to win the match but the friendly chit-chat and lack of intensity, particularly from the renowned fighter Woods, was obvious throughout the contest. McIlroy edges out Woods in lucrative shootout 2013-10-28T10:11:36Z The three of us drank tea and talked about studio equipment, his writing, general chit-chat. 'A generation of book fans has been robbed' 2013-06-10T11:44:08Z I got so caught up in the chit-chat, though, that I missed my turn for the Williamsburg Bridge and ended up on the Manhattan instead. Well: The Roving Runner Rides a Bike 2013-05-28T21:07:10Z The Manchester United captain is close friends with the duo but their commitment to the City cause makes it impossible for idle chit-chat, no matter how well the compatriots get on. Nemanja Vidic shuns Manchester City's Kolarov and Nastasic for derby 2013-04-03T17:45:47Z Photograph: Puma.com Marco Reus ambles into the room with his goofy grin and amiable chit-chat belying his increasingly imposing reputation in European football. Marco Reus: 'We push our boundaries because we believe in Dortmund' 2013-04-01T12:25:31Z One of my designers years ago introduced me to the concept of asking an outlandish question to change the conversation from the usual idle chit-chat. Why You Should Schmooze Like Don Draper 2012-12-10T14:00:00Z "We spend a lot of time in chit-chat, drinking coffee with each other," he says. Monkeying around in the boardroom 2012-10-21T16:19:56Z And almost none of this chit-chat belonged to protagonist Agent 47. A First Look at 'Hitman: Absolution' 2012-10-16T20:34:54Z While a little pre-meeting chit-chat is socially necessary, don't let the customer be the one who brings the conversation back to business. 23 Rules for Face-to-Face Meetings 2012-10-11T12:00:14Z And by his third stop of the day, at a Rite Aid pharmacy, Romney held his iPhone to an ear as he walked past reporters — hardly an invitation for more chit-chat with the press pool. Mitt Romney, now with press pool in tow, goes grocery shopping 2012-08-06T16:51:00Z Regardless of Facebook’s origins as a college chit-chat site, claiming a technical focus would help the company recruit better engineers. Zuckerberg Unguarded: 9 Sly, Weird Quotes From a Sizzling New Book 2012-06-26T16:33:50Z Donald insisted there wasn't much time for chit-chat to boost one other. McIlroy stumbles to 77 in US Open 2012-06-15T03:28:08Z Feeling somewhat left out of all this managerial chit-chat, Harry Redknapp has decided to demand a new contract from Tottenham Hotspur. Football transfer rumours: Liverpool to nip in for Gylfi Sigurdsson? 2012-05-31T08:05:38Z But Mr Obama likes ideas more than chit-chat and they are, at least on the surface, ideological allies. Obama's new friend 2012-05-18T05:13:40Z And make certain the conversation is substantive and about real business issues, not just office patter or sports chit-chat. How to Build Customer Trust: 9 Rules 2012-05-17T13:50:57Z Barely a few seconds into a chit-chat with the bus driver, and O'Brien started poking fun at himself, about how his back hurts after a new workout regime. O'Brien offers glimpse into future on PSU caravan 2012-05-14T20:09:09Z Rebecca: Well, I’d like to get there, have a nice seat, enjoy the chit-chat. ?Mad Men? works 1966 World Cup final between England and West Germany into storyline of latest episode 2012-04-16T21:11:05Z There is always a little chit-chat with the doctor after the usual labour of his profession is over, and he is quietly seated with the family. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z She was proud, and had begun by resenting for all of them the ill-concealed contempt of Tom's London friend--this man of clubs and chit-chat. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z With the babble of that society chit-chat, which I had often scorned, and--still scorned, and had no part or concern in. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z If only there were something new after the intermission, instead of more of the same terror-filled chit-chat, it would be a masterpiece. Kinky Brothel Games Intrigue in ENO’s ‘Hoffmann’: London Stage 2012-02-15T14:58:22Z This sort of chit-chat is, however, the inevitable accompaniment of a man in Pitt's position and need not again be dwelt upon. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z One can't very well get to work while shaking hands; there has to be a little preliminary chit-chat of some kind. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Enough of the chit-chat, she finally told me. The New Old Age Blog: We Are Everywhere 2011-12-02T17:37:23Z He and I had succeeded well in chit-chat. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z This chit-chat terminates in a hearty laugh, all at the expense of the husband. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z This time, Smith may need to have that little chit-chat earlier in the season. Struggling offensive lines are killing the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears 2011-09-27T19:31:23Z There’s some chit-chat, some hugs, some muffled analysis by amateur military buffs explaining the difference between the A-ring and E-ring, and who does what where inside that formerly formidable fortress of America. Turning Box Cutters Into Plowshares: Part I, The Challenge 2011-09-11T16:18:41Z I reviewed for them the main excitement of the evening, briefly filling their inquiries and in return receiving a small dose of chit-chat for my own reflectance. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Then a servant entered with tea, and under the influence of the Countess's Pekoe and fashionable chit-chat my powers of conversation returned to me. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z The chit-chat and laughter of the other passengers rose gleefully upon the air, and in the saloon the pop of corks, the clink of knives and forks. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z She introduced me to several ladies who spoke French very well, and with whom I was soon engaged in a conversation as frivolous and varied as the chit-chat of the Parisian world of fashion. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z A large part of their appeal lies in their ability to effortlessly draw in listeners to a world of happy chit-chat and Bollywood hit music. Same wavelength 2011-06-19T00:34:37Z During all this chit-chat Melissa had sat perfectly quiet, but her quiet was never heavy nor depressing. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z One way to try to ease into a friendlier atmosphere through video conferencing is to build in time to chit-chat, she said. Shortcuts: Face-to-Face Calls Are No Longer Futuristic 2011-05-20T16:55:33Z And on Wednesday, it is sure to become watercooler chit-chat in every brokerage firm in the world. RenRen Joins Club of China's High Priced, High Flyin' Internet Stocks 2011-05-05T09:18:50Z For many of their patients, doctors must increasingly rush through a blizzard of questions and tests, leaving little time for the kind of intimate chit-chat for which doctors and patients alike yearn. Doctors INC.: Family Physician Can?t Give Away Solo Practice 2011-04-23T01:10:13Z My brother’s chit-chat with the E.M.T.’s kept them occupied long enough for me to arrive. The New Old Age: Dignity Lost in the E.R. 2011-04-15T13:00:02Z But, so far as passing the time of day is concerned, and the little chit-chat that fills up life, he is indeed as dumb as a fish. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z The Louisiana fishermen say BP offered to meet some of them afterwards, but the chit-chat didn't happen after the fishermen asked for the media to attend. Noise and fury greets BP executives 2011-04-14T19:36:47Z And on Wednesday, it is sure to become watercooler chit-chat in every brokerage firm in the world. RenRen Joins Club of China's High Priced, High Flyin' Internet Stocks 2011-05-05T09:18:50Z Since the 1960s attempts have been made to do so by sifting through signals from outer space in search of alien chit-chat. Astrophysics and alien intelligence: Talking to the neighbours 2011-04-07T10:58:14Z During the first, at Craven Cottage stadium, there was no chit-chat. On Soccer: Statue Overshadows Mohamed al-Fayed?s Love for Fulham 2011-04-05T16:49:32Z "I will remain within doors, and listen to the chit-chat of the old ladies, or it may be, finish the 'Missing Bride,' which I consider far more agreeable." Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z After his talk, during a question-and-answer session, he said that three test-tube human babies had already been born, and that he had “learned about the births through exchanges with colleagues in ‘chit-chat.’ ” First Mention: In Vitro Fertilization, 1974 2011-03-22T00:24:30Z Nothing more than to drink a glass of wine, and have some pleasant chit-chat. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z From the political rumors and the chit-chat of society, he went on to speak of the viceregal court and its festivities. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z If your brain is so full and so busy that you cannot attend to the little civilities, cheerful chit-chat, and light amusements of society, keep out of it. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z It was a good thing for her that her family was unacquainted with any of those unscrupulous illiterates who wrote the chit-chat in the Daily Mirror. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z What sort of thing constitutes appropriate chit-chat for such an occasion? Plot questions 2011-01-15T00:19:26Z Not when you've tuned your ears to the cool synthesizer arpeggios bubbling beneath the insipid chit-chat. With Daft Punk soundtrack, 'Tron: Legacy' is a film to be heard 2010-12-24T22:12:00Z The bored and lonely consumers who find comfort in Facebook chit-chat are pawns in the enterprise, mere targets for commodities. Please, stop the Zuckerberg love train 2010-12-23T18:00:01Z To treat the subject with levity, or to wander from it into witticisms or every-day chit-chat, is a wanton insult, unworthy of a lady and a friend. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z His interviews are mostly chit-chat stuff, lacking any depth, hardly ever any tough questions, just casual, sometimes absent-minded questions. The King legacy 2010-12-15T08:03:10Z There’s been some chit-chat in articles and on TV about the underperformance of active managers that might want to show a little better results. Bond Markets Settle Down 2010-12-09T14:00:00Z “The mother said, ‘All right, I’m not interested in the chit-chat – let’s get down to business.’ How 'Difficult' Parents Look From the Counselor's Side of the Desk 2010-10-04T14:45:00Z I don't remember the chit-chat to be honest. Contador offers watch, Armstrong ignores him 2010-07-08T15:31:00Z With that the Skype line over which this chit-chat is taking place stops cooperating entirely and all subsequent questions and answers are mercilessly garbled. Small Talk 2010-05-17T16:27:00Z "We are all speculating, I just hate this nonsense talk of speculation, we don't know how he is going to play, I just hate all the chit-chat, I'm bored of it," Poulter said. It?s ?vintage? Tiger during Augusta practice 2010-03-23T04:23:00Z Introverts do well with deep relationships and conversations rather than chit-chat. Introverts as Entrepreneurs 2010-03-10T20:57:00Z “The letterpress comprises much amusing ‘chit-chat,’ and is more solid than it pretends to be. A Cursory History of Swearing Yes, it's very absurd to fill one's house with company, and give them no better amusement than the chit-chat of a boarding-house. Tony Butler Now, I long for a little real chit-chat about London and our own people. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) And, instead of a communion such as that, there had been an aimless chit-chat, an awkwardness that was sentient, and an embarrassment terminated only by a chill "Good-night." A Transient Guest and Other Episodes The Don was as abstemious as most of his countrymen, and Mickie's wine was a libel on the name, yet he soon mellowed to the gay chit-chat of his niece. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Instead of the noisy chit-chat so usual in such places, there was either a perfect silence, or the low murmuring sounds of a conversation maintained in whispers. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience As for the merits of the case, which have been so widely discussed, we—talking as we do in most kindly fashion of chit-chat—shall venture no opinion. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. It was impossible that a man could eat chocolates, and take part in the trivial chit-chat of shipboard, and within sixty minutes be fighting for his life in those churning waves! An Unknown Lover It was in this easy chit-chat they sat down to their coffee in the little inn at Rorschach. One Of Them The pretty countess talked away about everything that came uppermost, in that strain of spirited and lively chit-chat which needs not the sweetest voice and the most fascinating look to make it most captivating. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands It may not suit you, that she does not indulge in idle chit-chat like other shallow minds. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors I am a strong partisan of our institutions, for I know of none other possible, but they convert the government of the country into an association for the merest chit-chat.... Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. After about half an hour's chit-chat, he observed, as he lighted a fresh cigar— "When I was last in this room I was in company with a very strange personage." Olla Podrida All sorts of gossiping and neighborly chit-chat is being interchanged in the little world assembling there. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine During dinner, whatever little chit-chat or gossip was the talk of the day was specially offered up to her. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands It is uniform, and replete with obvious duties, which rest not on the dictation of priests, blabbing chit-chat they do not understand. Letters to Eugenia or, a Preservative Against Religious Prejudices His talk is small; what some would call “chit-chat.” Talkers With Illustrations And few things are more useful for exercise in this way than the under-current of artistry in Cowper's "chit-chat." A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing She could not join in the chit-chat which went on under the benevolent influence of the tea-leaf, the great untier of tongues. When Ghost Meets Ghost It is possible that the chit-chat under her frame by the fire-place had corrupted the purity of her—to an antiquary—interesting lingo. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 1890.05.10 That I could have snarled off, but Sylvia always came on the line first, and there was a minute or so of chit-chat before she cut her boss in on the line. The Trouble with Telstar In the light chit-chat of small talk and badinage he has no part: it bewilders and annoys him. A Day with Keats But these were simple folk, silenced by the solitude, having lost the taste for chit-chat, and knowing nothing of what was going on down in the villages and towns. Letters from my Windmill In our long chit-chat of an evening we recounted to each other the labours of the day, and everything that occurred to us. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Even without telepathy, it was possible for two S.M.M.R. agents to carry on a conversation above and around ordinary chit-chat. Fifty Per Cent Prophet If Celestina appeared thoughtful, even sad, the poet was never so merry, and sought to entertain the abstracted girl with sparkling chit-chat about the people they met in the crowded streets. The Strollers Its opinions are captious, partisan, uninspired oracles, which perforce decide the case in hand; but as an authority for future reference, so far as the reasons given are concerned, are mere chit-chat. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Your own room, where there is nobody to disturb you, is better than amid the chit-chat here; do you hear me? get up, sir, and go.” Phoebe, Junior Nor did I know that there was any thing of eloquence in my chit-chat. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance It took longer, naturally; when speaking without the chit-chat, it was possible to convey in seconds information that would have taken several minutes to get over in ordinary conversation. Fifty Per Cent Prophet It is not intended to detail the many incidents that befell them on the way, the chit-chat of steamboats, railroads, and hotels. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt It is the chit-chat of the insect world. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Grace could not comprehend her companion's character, and Irene wearied of her gay, heedless chit-chat. Macaria There was nothing but good-humour and pleasant chit-chat, as in an agreeable family circle. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Gradually she grew less agitated, and as their merry chit-chat waxed gay and frivolous, her determination returned, that she, too, would acquire this accomplishment. Patty's Success Okay, nothing but chit-chat until we get to my office. The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel Mountain women have not a fluent line of chit-chat, nor are they demonstrative in their griefs. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight But, if you called me out of hell merely for this chit-chat, permit me to return for ever. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom A Rabbinical story relates that twelve baskets of chit-chat fell from heaven, and that Eve secured nine while Adam was picking up the other three. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 I didn't join in this chit-chat because the green dots and Alice's first remark had reminded me of a lot deeper reason for my jangled nerves than Pop's cheerfulness. The Night of the Long Knives And what he found was a quiet, friendly, host, surrounded by a group of men talking the ordinary pleasant Oxford chit-chat—the river, the schools, the Union, the football matches, and so on. Robert Elsmere He has imposed the labor of their entertainment upon his women folks, not so much for profit as to hear the news and chit-chat of the outside world. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight For some reason or other, possibly to keep close to the trouble that's coming, the colonel insists upon bringing all his little chit-chat to me. Jack O' Judgment There’s any amount of chit-chat to get through, apart from serious problems. The Lady of the Basement Flat I don’t want to find you hanging around the wardroom making light chit-chat until you’re properly relieved from duty.” Greylorn Meanwhile, I will amuse you with a little chit-chat about emigrants. The Young Trawler But I must reserve chit-chat to the end of my letter, and first give you a minute account of all your friends.” The World of Ice After about half an hour’s chit-chat, he observed, as he lighted a fresh cigar— “When I was last in this room, I was in company with a very strange personage.” The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook Then she will talk earnestly on great matters, generally on philosophy or theology, but in vain will you seek to draw her into conversation on the little matters of ordinary chit-chat. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert For her soul was too high-strung now to endure the chit-chat she knew would attack her on the road home,—chit-chat that had been welcome enough coming home from other preachers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 To open a letter from a friend, expecting to find the ordinary chit-chat, and to receive a blow that shatters one’s life! The Independence of Claire On his departure, our conversation veered round to local chit-chat. She and I, Volume 1 During this conference Flora Macdonald was keeping up what she afterwards described to Bishop Forbes as "a close chit-chat" with Lieutenant Macleod, who put to her questions which she answered as "she thought fit." Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Catherine was coming; to remove the little finger manipulator and to have a chit-chat with me. Highways in Hiding We must fall back upon the light web of conversation, upon chit-chat, as our main-stay, our chief reliance; as that corps de reserve on which our scattered and wearied forces are to rally. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 Fairmile was not the person to waste her time in chit-chat. Marriage à la mode Strawberry Hill reminds you of witty, keen-sighted Horace Walpole, and his gossiping chit-chat concerning wrangling princes, feeble-minded ministers, and all the other imbecilities of the last century. She and I, Volume 1 "I'm feeling sad and gloomy this evening, and fear I cannot entertain you with conversation or lively chit-chat." Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems It was the veriest chit-chat, and Leo's remarks on the little bunch of charms and knicknacks that he found in the workbox seemed trivial to foolishness. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son Virginia had long since gone to bed, and Sam Reddon, who had dropped in for dinner in the absence of his wife from the city, had left after an evening of banter and chit-chat.... One Woman's Life We moved in the direction of his home, and he gave me the chit-chat of the day. Tales of Destiny Fathers and brothers, and husbands began to come, and loud talking, and laughing and joking took place of the quilting chit-chat. Queechy, Volume I Alice answered by changing the conversation, and, after an hour passed in pleasant chit-chat, Fred. proposed a stroll on the lake shore. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems From their talk and chit-chat, James could detect nothing. The Fourth R He heard for a while the lively chit-chat within—the humorous joke—the joy-excited laughter, all of which only aroused his indignation to greater fierceness. The Black-Sealed Letter Or, The Misfortunes of a Canadian Cockney. Just the routine chit-chat of protocol: small talk about the inconveniences of long hops and living out of traveling kits. The Universe — or Nothing Mr. Randall sketches landscapes with artistic taste, lingers here and there for anecdote, drops in at the wayside hostelry, and picks up pleasant chit-chat on angling and other subjects. Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway Illustrative and Descriptive of Places along the Line from Worcester to Shrewsbury History, literature, the sciences, and the 301languages are rich in material that can be used in testing for intelligence, and we need not resort to petty chit-chat in preparing for examinations. The Vitalized School But instead Mr. Upton has very kindly consented to entertain us this evening—some of his inimitable chit-chat—” “I wouldn’t always try to be facetious, Westby,” said Irving. The Jester of St. Timothy's She settled down comfortably in her chair with her second cup of tea, while Mrs. Hilary read two pages of what Grandmama called "foolish chit-chat." Dangerous Ages He interrupted Lizzie's chit-chat constantly with reflections concerning the necessity of religious belief in women. Mike Fletcher A Novel His moral Essays in the Citizen of the World, are as agreeable chit-chat as can be conveyed in the form of didactic discourses. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution The conversation at first languished, but soon became interesting,—for, though Monsieur Ballanche had no chit-chat, he talked extremely well on subjects which interested him, such as philosophy, morals, politics, and literature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 It is only the inactive chit-chat of the room, when every one is seated face to face, and only moving their tongues, which I never could support. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Only this morning I received a chit-chat letter from Mr. Lambert—we are great friends you know—saying that he intended to come here for a few days. Red Money She would test the mare's speed and enjoy this hour before returning to Tatty's chit-chat, the evening lamp, and the office of family prayer with which Farmer Cordery duly dismissed his household for the night. Lady Good-for-Nothing My window commanded the prettiest view; and, better still, I had no room-mate to disturb me with unwelcome chit-chat. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 Rollin and Plutarch were discarded for modern authors, or for simple chit-chat about mamma, papa, and little ones at home. Idle Hour Stories To smoke and sprawl and read a little, and exchange chit-chat, was poetry enough for him. Unleavened Bread But though Lady Lucy really perused the letter, her mind refused to retain the pleasant chit-chat gossip it contained. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The average Far Oriental, indeed, talks as much to no purpose as his Western cousin, only in his chit-chat politeness takes the place of personalities. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic He listened idly, at first, to what seemed to be a one-sided conversation, in a dull, emotionless feminine voice—a discourse on fashion, society chit-chat, and hopeless nonentities, interspersed with bits of gossip. One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' I could forgive a man for not enjoying Milton, but I would not call that man my friend who should be offended with the ‘divine chit-chat of Cowper.’ The Art of Letters By small-talk, I mean a good deal to say on unimportant matters: for example, foods, the flavour and growth of wines, and the chit-chat of the day. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant Under cover of chit-chat and vocal-waltzes, we heard reports and issued orders. The Son of Clemenceau Precious moments spent in idle chit-chat with your companions or indulging vagrant thoughts are time worse than wasted. Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians Olga Samaroff, the pianist, a Texan born as Lucy Hickenlooper, whom he married in the dim days when he conducted in Cincinnati, provided Rittenhouse Square with chit-chat for a whole winter. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians Charles Main, of Main & Winchester, attend With friendly ear the chit-chat of a friend Who knows you not, yet knows that you and he Travel two roads that have a common end. Black Beetles in Amber This chit-chat is chiefly to be learned by frequenting the company of the ladies. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant One of our gentlemen who had a bottle of shrub treated them to a glass, and after some chit-chat conversation they retired, firing a salute on going out. The New North In this house, or under the shade of some venerable tree, all ranks occasionally assemble in groups, from sun-rising to sun-set, and pass the time in chit-chat, or in conversation on public affairs. Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa This I gathered amid all their chit-chat while we stood under the willows near the spring, watching Ruyven pace the distance from the post back across the greensward towards us. The Maid-At-Arms He for a considerable time used to visit the green room, and seemed to take delight in dissipating his gloom by mixing in the sprightly chit-chat of the motley circle then to be found there. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters How much happier should we live if the time, so often wasted in chit-chat, were occupied in prayer. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York A characteristic instance of this latter manner has been given to the world in a book of chit-chat by a prosy gentleman whose name it would be unkind to recall. Collections and Recollections The Pinkerton press blossomed into silly chit-chat about noblemen working on under ground trains. Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract In a few minutes, wine and cigars were ordered, and the three spent an hour or so, in drinking, smoking, and chit-chat of no elevating or refined character. No and Other Stories Compiled by Uncle Humphrey It welcomed also the homely, simple sweetness, what Coleridge and Lamb called the "divine chit-chat," of Cowper, whose "Task" appeared in the preceding year. Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems In very unsatisfactory chit-chat, her morning slipped away. The Angel over the Right Shoulder The Beginning of a New Year It is hard to find, but tucked in among the chit-chat and programs is the only up to the minute information on the Internetworked World. Email 101 Eleven o'clock Monday morning in the middle of a busy fall season is not a propitious moment for idle chit-chat. Emma McChesney and Co. He had long ceased, probably from ill-health, to answer her letters; but she continued to write punctually lest he should miss the little budget of chit-chat to which he had grown accustomed. De Libris: Prose and Verse But you conciliate matters when you talk of the "divine chit-chat" of the latter: by the expression I see you thoroughly relish him. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 I hate politics as a subject of conversation; it is too wide a field for chit-chat, and too often ends in angry discussion. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Fathers and brothers and husbands began to come, and loud talking and laughing and joking took place of the quilting chit-chat. Queechy And what he found was a quiet, friendly host, surrounded by a group of men talking the ordinary pleasant Oxford chit-chat—the river, the schools, the Union, the football matches, and so on. Robert Elsmere I am convinced that a reprint of his poems, with illustrative and chit-chat biographical notes, and cuts by Cruikshank, would take with the public uncommonly well. Literary Remains, Volume 2 The "divine chit-chat of Cowper" was Coleridge's own phrase. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Small talk, chit-chat, is certainly admissible whilst the cards are being dealt, but only upon topics which can be readily dropped when the play is again the leading subject. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. For until I have had my early cup of tea and have brooded on life for a bit absolutely undisturbed, I'm not much of a lad for the merry chit-chat. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories It is growing late—we must think of our history, or we shall spend all the evening in chit-chat. Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side The pimpled stripling had now given himself up wholeheartedly to social chit-chat. The Adventures of Sally I could forgive a man for not enjoying Milton, but I would not call that man my friend, who should be offended with the "divine chit-chat of Cowper." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Your own name will doubtless come up in the course of general chit-chat over the tea-cups.” Mike Luckily I met no saunterer: the gay vagabonds, it seemed, were all at the assembly, as happy as billiards and chit-chat could make them. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents This was spoken in a tired drawl which was evidently meant to preclude further chit-chat. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel And so in gay chit-chat or more serious converse, the descent into fair Italia is made. A Heart-Song of To-day The obnoxious papers were swept out of sight—Miss Stuart made desperate efforts at ease of manner, and morning call chit-chat, but every effort fell flat. A Terrible Secret Archaeology claims so much of my time that I have little leisure for listening to cricket chit-chat.” Mike But if the page of history is silent, the chronicles of the ton furnish some tit-bits of drawing- room chit-chat. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present But certainly what you might call the general chit-chat was pretty well down and out. The Clicking of Cuthbert Here a Spanish noble came up, and with a courtly bow, reminded Vaura that this was his waltz, and in animated chit-chat, they left the room. A Heart-Song of To-day This Auspex was the cleverest imaginable man for jokes and chit-chat, for despising all mankind, gratifying his friends, and making reprisals upon his enemy. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster Almost daily he held a little chit-chat with one prisoner or another. The Village in the Mountains; Conversion of Peter Bayssiere; and History of a Bible The bartender nonchalantly swept the dollar into the cash drawer and resumed his chit-chat with the tall man. The Heart of the Range Gad's bud! how pleasant it would prove Her pretty chit-chat to convey, P'rhaps be the record of her love, Told in some coy enchanting way. Poems And so in gay chit-chat Time seemed as naught until the villa was reached. A Heart-Song of To-day Nothing can be more unlike than the inflated finical rhapsodies of Shaftesbury, and the plain natural chit-chat of Temple. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia He joins in all the chit-chat, is one of the domestic circle, and tells funny little anecdotes. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals I could forgive a man for not enjoying Milton; but I would not call that man my friend who should be offended with the "divine chit-chat of Cowper." The Best Letters of Charles Lamb How many a time an energetic man, society-bound, must long to kick over a few afternoon tea-tables, and smash his way out through bric-à-brac and chit-chat to freedom and power! The Warriors The others were from acquaintances—mere chit-chat; "and now for the old girls," he thought, which on opening a bank draft for L50 dropped out. A Heart-Song of To-day I must have books, pictures, theatres, chit-chat, scandal, jokes, ambiguities, and a thousand whim-whams, which their simpler taste can do without. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia This was a matter which called for silent meditation, not for chit-chat with a garrulous butler. The Coming of Bill I have never taken to those deep natures that talk in discreet monosyllables and cling to the sheltering refuge of such safe subjects as are the substance of everybody's and anybody's chit-chat. The Doctor's Daughter We will begin at the time when the subject of the Colonies first showed a tendency to creep menacingly into the daily chit-chat of his Uncle Frederick. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories Here their chit-chat is interrupted by the subject of their converse, addressing Miss Vernon, across the table. A Heart-Song of To-day I always hold that much may be learned by casual chit-chat across the dinner-table. Psmith in the City Nothing was now heard but the cheerful chuckle of a well-fed company, the clatter of plates and knives, and the chit-chat of light hearts under the influence of temperate excitement. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism He kissed me, and said, I must either do thus, or be angry with you; for you are very saucy, Pamela.—But, with your bewitching chit-chat, and pretty impertinence, I will not lose my question. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded The savants had a general admiration for Mrs. Allen's style and taste, but found that she had nothing to offer on the social exchange of her parlors but fashion's smallest chit-chat. What Can She Do? He has as much good-humoured Page 73 chit-chat and entertaining gossiping as if he had given no time to the classics and his studies, instead of having nearly devoted his life to them. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 I have gleaned, from casual chit-chat with my father, that Comrade Bickersdyke also infests the Senior Conservative. Psmith in the City Even here, however, this music must serve as a foil for the everlasting chit-chat of the people of the drama. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time A deal of stuff and chit-chat between me and the odious Mrs. Jewkes; in which she was very wicked and very insulting. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded "These morning frosts are apt to be severe;" Just chit-chat, suited to a leaky ear. The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry He was obliged to tell her of all the visits he had received, about all the dinners and soirees he had attended, and to repeat all the conversations and chit-chat. Strong as Death Little could be gleaned, however, in her society, or in that of but few who visited her, from the current chit-chat. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life To her, all that related to marriage was too serious to form the theme of ordinary conversation, light jests, or idle chit-chat. Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine And so I went to the closet, and scribbled a little about this idle chit-chat. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Perkins and Marvel, here alluded to, had long been on friendly terms with Mr. Grant—visiting at his shop—for the purpose of a little friendly chit-chat—every few days. Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them The chit-chat must be your main clue to the characters. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Lady Franks tried to turn off the conversation to the trickles of normal chit-chat. Aaron's Rod Sunday after Sunday I saw them in their pews, and week after week listened to their gossiping, slanderous chit-chat. Beulah "Well, if it comes to that, you know—shouldn't have mentioned it if you hadn't brought the subject up in the course of general chit-chat—what are you doing in mine?" Indiscretions of Archie There has been enough of the queen's laughing and chit-chat. Henry VIII and His Court Eve uttered this monosyllable so dryly that Lucy drew back, and immediately turned the conversation into chit-chat. Love Me Little, Love Me Long It engrossed for several days the chit-chat of the whole empire. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen He openly avowed his discontent at the intimacy their frequent visits induced, and wondered how his daughters could patiently indulge in the heartless chit-chat which alone could entertain them. Beulah "Did you come purely for friendly chit-chat, Comrade Parker," inquired Psmith, "or was there, woven into the social motives of your call, a desire to talk business of any kind?" Psmith, Journalist For the king had bidden them amuse themselves and be gay; to give themselves up to unrestrained chit-chat. Henry VIII and His Court Don't chatter: you can do that at home; attend to the scene; the worst play ever played is not so unimproving as chit-chat. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Without philosophy the ordinary ironical chit-chat would be vapid. The Ancient Regime Instead of this pleasant conjugal chit-chat, what has he? Gala-days Never has she heard the cry of the chit-chat, the voice of her husband, the babble of her child. The Son of the Wolf But little we cared; no more than we had cared for the chit-chat of Norton Bury. John Halifax, Gentleman And really, you know, it may be better at such times to read chit-chat than to be altogether vacant, or to talk unprofitably. New Grub Street He for a considerable time used to frequent the Green Room, and seemed to take delight in dissipating his gloom, by mixing in the sprightly chit-chat of the motley circle then to be found there. Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood The average Far Oriental, indeed, talks as much to no purpose as his Western cousin, only in his chit-chat politeness replaces personalities. The Soul of the Far East Even chat is too solid for them: they want chit-chat.' New Grub Street |
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