talk turkey
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Here, some Seattle-area chefs/restaurateurs talk turkey, tips and more.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023
"I think Terry is facing his own mortality, and I think when people are reaching that point in their life, they cut through the pleasantries and talk turkey," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023
More likely, "talk turkey" came from pleasant conversation at Thanksgiving dinner, or maybe negotiations between Native Americans and European colonists over the cost of poultry.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021
Even if one doesn’t talk turkey, a fighting purr is a powerful disincentive to visit the car wash.
From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2019
I'll do my best to get him interested in me, and you do your best to get him interested in the business; and then when the time is just right we can talk turkey.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
