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

Whatever the origin, though, when we "talk turkey," we're engaging in the kind of straightforward, honest speech the scheming hunter denied his hunting partner.

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

But that bunk's old stuff to me, so I shut 'em up and made 'em talk turkey.

From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston