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talk turkey

idiom
Meaning

To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously.


Examples
SIMPLE

Let's talk turkey and discuss the real price.

CONTEXTUAL

After weeks of polite emails, the two bosses finally met to talk turkey about the merger.

COMPLEX

The diplomat abandoned diplomatic language and began to talk turkey, stating plainly what his country would accept and what it would not.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all talk and no cider

    All talk and no results.

  2. 02

    big talk

    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.

  3. 03

    coffee talk

    Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.

  4. 04

    cold turkey

    A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.

  5. 05

    if these walls could talk

    Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.

  6. 06

    jive turkey

    A fool, a chump, a target for jiving.

  7. 07

    pillow talk

    Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after sexual intercourse.

  8. 08

    rabbit

    [Cockney slang]talk

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