C2idiominformalpoliticsIELTS-friendly
a talking shop
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a group or meeting where there is lots of talk but no action
British and critical. Don't confuse it with 'talk shop', which means to talk about work.
In context
Critics say the new committee is just a talking shop with no real power.
Our weekly meeting has become a talking shop; nothing ever gets decided.
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- a double standarda rule applied more strictly to one group than to another
- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office