Dialog 1 shoot the breeze [ おしゃべりをする ]
| Alicia: | It looks like we're an hour early for dinner. What do you want to do? |
| Yukio: | Let's just shoot the breeze until everyone shows up. |
| Alicia: | Sounds good. Fine weather we're having these days, huh? |
| Yukio: | Yes, the weather's been nice, hasn't it? |
| Alicia: | It sure has. Seen any movies lately? |
| Yukio: | Yeah. I saw "Titanic" on TV last night. And you? |
Dialog 2 make a mountain out of a molehill [ 大げさにいう 誇張する ]
| Yukio: | I can't walk! I'm not going to make it to the bottom of the mountain! |
| Alicia: | What are you talking about? You're walking just fine. |
| Yukio: | I've got a blister on my foot and it hurts! |
| Alicia: | Quit making a mountain out of a molehill. You'll make it. We're only about ten minutes from the bottom, anyway. |