talk turkey

Example Sentences

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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

Still, sitting down with the producing-directing team of Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato behind the World of Wonder documentary to finally talk turkey, Chastain was met with two sets of raised eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2021

And what about "talk turkey"? Well, that can mean quite contradictory things.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021

"By the gods! you'll have to talk turkey to me on one point!" asserted Daunt, his veneer of dignity cracking wide and showing the coarser grain of his nature.

From All-Wool Morrison by Day, Holman