Talk shop

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verb

To talk about work matters in your free time, especially with those who work in the same occupation.

Whenever John and his colleagues meet up for a drink, they always end up talking shop
Visual representation of "talk shop" - To talk about work matters in your free time, especially with those who work in the same occupation

Often appears as...

  • end up talking shop
  • start to talk shop

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Idiomatic

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Social Context

Used in casual settings among colleagues. May not interest others outside the work field.

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At the family BBQ, Mike’s friends quickly got bored when he started to talk shop.
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Time Off

Often happens during breaks or social gatherings, not during actual work hours.

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They went out for lunch and couldn't resist talking shop over their meals.
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Subject-Specific

The topics are usually inside jokes or detailed matters understood by peers in the same field.

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Even at the potluck, the engineers gathered in one corner and talked shop.
Visual representation of the word "Talk shop"

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