talk turkey

Example Sentences

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"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

“But we didn’t get far enough to be talking turkey with any bowls or conferences about the actual format.”

From Seattle Times

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