talk straight

Example Sentences

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He was too upset to talk straight after Ivan's death but eventually he called us from his courtyard, sitting with his back against his tractor.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

You have to get them to talk straight and it kind of teaches you how to listen.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022

“When listening to the tape, you realize that they talk straight from their hearts. This is not a staged press conference.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

Deadline reports that the female lead will talk straight to camera as she chronicles her past relationships, as Cusack did in the film adaptation.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2018

There was the thing where you don’t actually talk straight to the person.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah