talk turkey

Example Sentences

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Here, Seattle-area chefs talk turkey, beverages and more before Thanksgiving.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 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’ve got to talk turkey to those fellows to-morrow.

From The Turner Twins by Barbour, Ralph Henry