talking shop
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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With most of the decisions already made, the Two Sessions are mainly a talking shop with little room for spontaneity or off-the-cuff comments.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Suddenly, an event once dismissed as a talking shop for executives who think they can solve the world’s problems has become a must-attend gathering that people are eager to attend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
That might be what's on the official agenda of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, but there is something else that's breathing fire into this particular talking shop: DeepSeek.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
So it was that combination of talking shop and then just understanding who he was as a human being.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
Shop′py, commercial: abounding in shops: given to talking shop: concerning one's own pursuit.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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