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talk shop

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  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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Similarly, I often recommended Caroline and I get together to talk shop face to face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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 Ernest Thompson Seton

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