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talk turkey en · VERB
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(US, idiomatic) To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously.
I'm here to talk turkey. What's your price?
1918, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 19, in The Valley of the Giants:An Erie car loaded with live turkeys . . . was delivered to the New-York and New-England Railroad yesterday. . . . This first cargo is symbolical of the fact that they will be able hereafter to "talk turkey" to all competitors for New-England business.
1881 December 13, “The Erie to ‘Talk Turkey’”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Oct 2008, page 8:Is this a good time to talk turkey? I just need to go over some quick business.
2025 October 31, Trey Parker, “The Woman in the Hat”, in South Park, season 28, episode 2, spoken by Kyle Schwartz:This will mean talking turkey about the timing of steps for each side to take, and verification measures.
2005 July 13, “Opinion: Korean advance”, in International Herald Tribune, retrieved 21 Oct 2008:
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get to the point