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talk shop

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌtɔk ˈʃɑp/ · UK /ˌtɔːk ˈʃɒp/

talk shop means: To discuss your work or hobby, especially with people who share it and understand its special details.

verb

DISCUSS WORKB2

To discuss your work or hobby, especially with people who share it and understand its special details.

  • Let's stop talking shop at dinner.
  • The nurses talked shop all evening.
  • Do you always talk shop when your colleagues visit?

How to use it: talk shop with someone (She likes to talk shop with other designers.)

Similar words: discuss work

Common phrases: talk shop with someone, always talk shop

noun

EMPTY DISCUSSIONC2

A group or meeting where people discuss problems but achieve little or take no action.

  • The committee is just a talk shop.
  • They wanted action, not another talk shop.
  • Has the council become a talk shop with no real power?

Similar words: talking shop

Common phrases: a talk shop, another talk shop

Questions about talk shop

What does talk shop mean?

To discuss your work or hobby, especially with people who share it and understand its special details.

What is talk shop in other languages?

Türkçe: iş konuşmak · Español: hablar de trabajo · Français: parler boulot · Deutsch: fachsimpeln · Italiano: parlare di lavoro · 日本語: 仕事の話をする

How do you pronounce talk shop?

In American English /ˌtɔk ˈʃɑp/; in British English /ˌtɔːk ˈʃɒp/.

How do you use talk shop in a sentence?

Let's stop talking shop at dinner. The nurses talked shop all evening.

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