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talk straight



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

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022

They are glad there is someone at the Elysée with the stature to talk straight with Putin, even if it proved a fruitless endeavour.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

And he goes to me, ‘Look, Mar. I want to talk straight with you.’

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson




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