to talk turkey

Examples

• All

• So let's talk turkey, hey?

  Fiction book (1992)

• Ben, let's talk turkey.

  Doc Hollywood (1991)

• What do you say we talk turkey?

  Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

• Now they say that they are willing to "talk turkey," but I will believe it when I see it!

  Blog text (27)

• Can you believe it's time to talk turkey already?

  Blog text (9)

• Fred, we got to talk turkey.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Good morning, and thanks for talking turkey with us, Demi!

  Blog text (33)

• Let's talk turkey here.

  Night at the Museum (2006)

• Let's talk turkey.

  Carmen Jones (1954)

• If you want to reach an agreement, we need to talk turkey about the details.

Synonyms

N

to negotiate

vsto talk turkey

• Formal

801 3.7

Try to reach an agreement by talking, often about business terms

is a direct and honest discussion focused on serious matters to reach agreement

T

to talk over

vsto talk turkey

66 3.2

Discuss something carefully with someone before deciding

is more direct and focused on serious matters to reach agreement

A

to air out the situation

vsto talk turkey

• Informal

5.6

Talk about a problem to make things clear and stop misunderstandings

is a frank and goal-directed discussion aiming to settle important matters

Antonyms

S

to sugarcoat

• Informal

19 5.0

Make something unpleasant seem nicer than it is

How Direct

to negotiate

• Formal

801 3.7

to talk turkey

• Informal

6 7.0

to discuss

∞ 1.6

to talk

∞ 1.0

to chat

• Informal

269 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology