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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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| To talk shop. To talk about one’s affairs or business, to illustrate by one’s business, as when Ollipod the apothecary talks of a uniform with rhubarb-coloured facings. | 1 |
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