talk shop—talk about matters pertaining to one’s work or profession:
- Wedged in among typewriters and an offset press, the two menfolk “talked shop” for most of the afternoon.
Cf.: shop talk—a talk about one’s work or profession:
- The real power of the conference was the conversations in the hallways, the shop talk over coffee…
talk-shop—(derog.) a center for idle and unconstructive talk (also: talking shop):
- The Social Forum should not be a mere talkshop but it has to contribute to a concrete approach to issues.