Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 122

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• 00:10

  Hi there.

• 00:10

  This is Harry, and welcome back to my english podcast, where I'm trying to help you understand english expressions, phrases, phrasal verbs, and all aspects of english grammar.

• 00:21

  So in this podcast, I have a number of expressions for you, four, in fact.

• 00:26

  So the first one, to talk shop.

• 00:31

  To talk shop.

• 00:32

  When we talk shop, it means we talk about business.

• 00:36

  So it's okay to talk about it in the office over business meeting or conferences.

• 00:43

  But when we get home, a lot of people don't like partners, in particular don't like us constantly talking shop.

• 00:51

  So to talk shop all the time can be a little bit boring for them.

• 00:57

  So when they are discussing their husband or wife partner, they say, oh, it's terrible.

• 01:05

  I thought I could get away from business.

• 01:06

  But all he wants to do, even at the party, is to talk shop.

• 01:11

  Okay, meaning to talk about business, we can also say something is a talking shopper.

• 01:18

  And that's slightly different.

• 01:19

  It means when nothing happens, just a lot of people sitting around the table talking all the time.

• 01:26

  So a lot of talk and no action.

• 01:29

  So somebody might describe some of these intensive brainstorming sessions, say, ah, I'm a little bit fed up with those.

• 01:38

  All they are are talking shops, people who like to listen to their own voices.

• 01:43

  Nothing gets decided and nothing gets done.

• 01:45

  So that's a talking shop.

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