have a chat

phraseB1informal · an editor’s judgementNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To have a chat is to talk informally for a little while. Two people at the end of a corridor, neither of them in a hurry.

It takes with about the person and about about the subject: have a chat with Dave about the rota. The article is what makes it small and finite — chatting goes on, but you have one and then it is over. British managers use it as a soft warning, so a quiet can I have a chat with you at the end of the day is rarely as friendly as the words are.

Definitions of have a chat

1phrasehave a chatTo talk informally for a little while.B1
“Come round and we will have a chat about it.”

have a chat is a small piece of conversation.

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have a chat

phraseB1informal · an editor’s judgementNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To have a chat is to talk informally for a little while. Two people at the end of a corridor, neither of them in a hurry.

Definitions of have a chat

1phrasehave a chatTo talk informally for a little while.B1
“Come round and we will have a chat about it.”

have a chat is a small piece of conversation.

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