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单词 talk shop
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talk shop in British English

to speak about one's work, esp when meeting socially, sometimes with the effect of excluding those not similarly employed
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talk shop in British English

to speak about one's work, esp when meeting socially, sometimes with the effect ofexcluding those not similarly employed
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talk shop in American English

to discuss one's work
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talk shop

to talk about work to other people who do the same type of work, in a way that is boring for other people to hear
Although I get on well with my colleagues, if you hang around together all the timeyou just end up talking shop, which gets boring.

Examples of 'talk shop' in a sentence
talk shop

Select committees are not just talking shops.
The Sun (2016)
This last problem can mean that meetings turn into talking shops rather than business tools.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is not just a talking shop for fine minds.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Without this, the summit risks being just another talking shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They need to be'more than just grand talking shops '.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He said the challenge'is to be more than just grand talking shops '.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The guests have met to talk shop - specifically about consumption - and each represents a different discipline and methodology.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
If it happens, this might just be one talking shop that really has the power and influence to save some of those 600 lives each year.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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