Idiom of the day :- Chew the fat

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

After a hard day, Nanook and his friend like nothing better than to sit around a nice warm fire chewing the fat. ‘Normally we are so busyhunting and fishing that we don’t have much time to get together to chew the fat, ‘ Nanook noted. To chew the fat is to have a casual chat or a nice little talk. ‘Our wives have just gone to one of their friend’s igloo to chew the fat’, Nanook smiled.