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[beat one's
gums] {v. phr.}, {slang} To engage in idle talk, or meaningless chatter;
generally to talk too much.
"Stop beating your gums, Jack," Joe cried. "I am
falling asleep."
Compare: CHEW THE FAT or CHEW THE RAG, SHOOT THE BREEZE or BAT
THE BREEZE or FAN THE BREEZE or SHOOT THE BULL.
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