talking shop

noun

British
: a place where people talk about doing things but do not actually achieve anything
usually singular
She complained that Parliament had come to be an ineffective talking shop.

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“Talking shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20shop. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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