chit-chat vs shoot the breeze

chit-chat is a noun but shoot the breeze is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chit-chat	Yes	No	Yes	No
shoot the breeze	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, chit-chat and shoot the breeze are synonyms defined as:

chit-chat and shoot the breeze: talk socially without exchanging too much information

Other synonyms of chit-chat include chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, visit.

chit-chat (noun)	shoot the breeze (noun)
light informal conversation for social occasions

chit-chat (verb)	shoot the breeze (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information	talk socially without exchanging too much information