talking turkey
Example Sentences
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“But we didn’t get far enough to be talking turkey with any bowls or conferences about the actual format.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022
Another definition found in the 1889 "Americanisms, Old & New" had "talking turkey" meaning "To use high-sounding words, when plain English would do equally well or better."
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021
In the 19 years I’ve been talking turkey, I’ve never worked from home.
From Slate • Nov. 25, 2020
They’re talking turkey — and mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, etc., — in a second season of “Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2019
And as she was plainly shrinking from talking turkey, I was reluctantly compelled to do so.
From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
