talk shop
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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
It was the custom of the fraternity after dining to carry on a discussion on some literary topic, and to "talk shop" to their heart's content.
From The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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