talk turkey
Example Sentences
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And what about "talk turkey"? Well, that can mean quite contradictory things.
From Salon
They’re talking turkey in the one-off culinary competition “Battle for the Bird.”
From Los Angeles Times
He said the meeting had provided the "crucial moment" for the two leaders to sit in a room, without their staff present, "talking turkey" until they found a way they could move forward.
From BBC
Even if one doesn’t talk turkey, a fighting purr is a powerful disincentive to visit the car wash.
From Washington Post
He would still mutter about the salmonella risk whenever Mum talked turkey.
From The Guardian
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