talk shop

idiom

: to talk about work
They like to talk shop during lunch.

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Learn how to tie knots from the crew, sit up front with the captain, talk shop with lecturers, pamper yourself in the spa, or enjoy the privacy of the spacious and luxurious cabins, many with private balconies and full-size soaking tubs. Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024 In Europe, instead of converting NATO into a talk shop and admitting Russia, Bill Clinton expanded the alliance into Eastern Europe, and subsequent presidents enlarged it right up to Russia’s borders. Ivan Eland, Boston Herald, 15 July 2024 For years, the U.S.-China Military Maritime Consultative Agreement remained a talk shop where Beijing largely restated its opposition to mainstream views of international law. Adam P. Liff, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2015 Goode and his team found that his ability to talk shop with animal nuts opened doors that had been closed to other doc crews. Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk shop 

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“Talk shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20shop. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

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