But it wasn't simply idle talk; my mom had a way of getting people to open up to her.

Old Nathan asked, as if it were no more than idle talk between two men who'd met on the road.

They talked for a few minutes, idle talk, content more to look at and listen to each other.

She rose on seeing him, and he made idle talk for a moment before finally coming to the subject.

Twice a year, spring and fall, people in this line of work have no time for idle talk.

Sleep would not come to them, so idle talk did.

Sounds to me like it's just idle talk of soldiers.

"I have much to do, and no time for idle talk."

During this time, you can engage in idle small talk.

The best man in the business had no time for idle talk.