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
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
"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 Holman Day
