talk shop

Idioms  

1. Converse about one's business or profession, as in Whenever John and his dad get together, they talk shop. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Three times a year, several hundred of the techies who keep North America’s internet running gather to talk shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This is where researchers, Parliamentary staff and the occasional MP come to talk shop and catch up with gossip.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

National leaders of the industry would have dinner at the Berg residence, but it wasn’t just to talk shop, Robert recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

It’s my alma mater and it’s OK to talk shop that way.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

You won't talk Church, you won't talk school, you won't talk shop.

From The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country by Seton, Ernest Thompson