Idiom
smell of the shop
Meaning
To indicate too distinctively one's occupation or profession.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His constant talk about spreadsheets really has the smell of the shop.”
“Even at the dinner party, the lawyer could not stop citing legal precedents, which really had the smell of the shop.”
“The professor struggled to connect with people outside academia, as his every observation carried the distinct smell of the shop.”
Examples
simple
“His constant talk about spreadsheets really has the smell of the shop.”
contextual
“Even at the dinner party, the lawyer could not stop citing legal precedents, which really had the smell of the shop.”
complex
“The professor struggled to connect with people outside academia, as his every observation carried the distinct smell of the shop.”
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