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

"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