talk shop

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talk shop

to talk about business or work matters at a social event (where such talk is out of place). All right, everyone, we're not here to talk shop. Let's have a good time. Mary and Jane stood by the punch bowl, talking shop.

See also: shop, talk

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Men earning their bread in any very specialized occupation will talk shop, not only because it is the most vital interest of their lives but also because they have not much knowledge of other subjects. Typhoon by Conrad, Joseph View in context For Martin did not see why a man should not talk shop. Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context But," he added, giving himself a shake, and turning round gaily, "I did not come here to talk shop. An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context			talk big talk dirty talk down talk down to talk ear off talk head off talk in circles talk in riddles talk into Talk is cheap talk like a nut talk of talk of a place talk on talk oneself out talk out talk out of talk out of arse talk out of both sides of mouth talk out of doing talk out of the back of head talk over talk over head talk ragged talk sense talk shop talk some sense into talk the talk talk the talk ... walk the walk talk through talk through hat talk to talk to hear own voice talk to you soon talk tough talk turkey talk until one is blue in the face talk up talk way talk way out of talk with talked out tall tall order tall timber tally tally up tally with tamp down tamper with tan hide			talk out of arse talk out of ass talk out of both sides of mouth talk out of doing talk out of the back of head talk out of turn talk out of turn talk out of turn talk out of turn talk out of turn talk out through arse talk out through ass talk over talk over talk over talk over talk over head Talk Pretty, Don't Suck talk radio Talk Radio Network Talk Radio News Service talk ragged talk round talk round talk round talk sense talk sense talk sense talk sense Talk Shoot Get Hit talk shop talk shops talk show talk show Talk shows Talk shows talk some sense into Talk station talk terms talk the same language talk the talk talk the talk ... walk the walk Talk therapy Talk therapy Talk therapy talk through talk through talk through talk through talk through (one's) hat talk through (one's) hat talk through arse talk through arse talk through arse talk through ass talk through ass talk through ass talk through backside talk through backside talk through backside talk through hat

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