talk straight
Example Sentences
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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
In their rap song, Let's talk straight, Uriya Rosenman and Sameh Zakout don't seek to celebrate common grounds, but rather expose hidden prejudices from both sides.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021
“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
"Let's put aside the moral, humanitarian do-good side of what we believe in and let's just talk straight realpolitik," Clinton said of the various U.S. programs that could be hit by the budget cuts.
From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2011
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
