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ESLPod_1290_WE_2249 Describing Car Speed and Power In this podcast, the phrase "in the shop" means at the mechanic's or being repaired: "Greg's car is in the shop because it needs new brakes." In high school, "shop class" is a class that teaches students to make things out of wood and metal: "Fifty years ago, boys took shop class and girls took cooking classes." The phrase "to set up shop" means to start a small business: "They were just teenagers when they set up shop and started manufacturing in their garage." The phrase "to shut up shop" means to close a business: "After years of struggling to make a profit, it was a relief to shut up shop and move on." Finally, the phrase "to talk shop" means to talk about work, especially when the topic is uninteresting for others: "Promise me that if we go out for drinks together you won't spend the evening talking shop."

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ESLPod 1290 in the shop Transportation

Id	ESLPod_1290_WE_2249
Episode Id	ESLPod 1290
Episode Title	Describing Car Speed and Power
Phrase	in the shop
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "in the shop" means at the mechanic's or being repaired: "Greg's car is in the shop because it needs new brakes." In high school, "shop class" is a class that teaches students to make things out of wood and metal: "Fifty years ago, boys took shop class and girls took cooking classes." The phrase "to set up shop" means to start a small business: "They were just teenagers when they set up shop and started manufacturing in their garage." The phrase "to shut up shop" means to close a business: "After years of struggling to make a profit, it was a relief to shut up shop and move on." Finally, the phrase "to talk shop" means to talk about work, especially when the topic is uninteresting for others: "Promise me that if we go out for drinks together you won't spend the evening talking shop."
Topics	Transportation

Shop Phrase Means Eslpod Car Class Make Years