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Everyday Life - Socializing

Dive into English idioms that relate to socializing, like "break the ice" and "chew the fat".

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English idioms related to Everyday Life
to [give] {sb} some skin

to slap one's palm against the palm of another person as a way of greeting or congratulating them

Ex: When the team scored, Jake gave me some skin and shouted, "Nice pass!" 
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to [rub] shoulders with {sb}

to have the opportunity to spend time with a famous person, whether professionally or socially

Ex: At the film festival, she got to rub shoulders with actors she had admired for years. 
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to [chew] the fat

to enjoy a friendly talk with a person for a long period of time

Ex: We sat on the porch and chewed the fat for hours. 
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to [shoot] the breeze

to keep talking with a person about no particular subject

Ex: We sat outside the café and shot the breeze for an hour. 
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to [break] the ice

to make two or more strangers get comfortable with each other and engage in a conversation

Ex: He told a funny story to break the ice before the meeting started. 
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hello stranger
hello stranger
[interjection]

used for greeting a person whom one has not seen for a significant period of time

Ex: Well, hello stranger!  I haven't seen you since graduation. 
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small talk

brief and polite conversation about random subjects, often in a social setting

Ex: I'm not very good at small talk at parties. 
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a sight for sore eyes

someone or something that when seen makes one very pleased

Ex: After three days of rain, the blue sky was a sight for sore eyes. 
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penny for your thoughts

used as a question when one wants to know what another person has in mind at the moment

Ex: You've been quiet all evening.  Penny for your thoughts? 
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(speak|talk) of the devil

said when one is in the middle of a conversation about a particular person and that person suddenly shows up

Ex: Speak of the devil — we were just talking about you. 
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not be a stranger

used to ask a departing person to keep visiting or communicating with one

Ex: It was great seeing you.  Don't be a stranger! 
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to [overstay|outstay] {one's} welcome

(particularly of a guest) to stay in someone's house longer than is considered appropriate, often to the point where one is not welcomed anymore

Ex: We should leave after dinner; I don't want to overstay our welcome. 
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to [wash] {one's} hands of {sb}

to completely end one's relationship with someone

Ex: After years of broken promises, she finally washed her hands of him. 
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to [keep] to {oneself}

to choose not to communicate or interact with other people

Ex: He keeps to himself at work and rarely joins the others for lunch. 
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