TALKING SHOP


Meaning of TALKING SHOP in English

( talking shops)

If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop , you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed. ( mainly BRIT )

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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