Talk turkey

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Intransitive verb

talk turkey

  1. (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) (US) To talk plainly, frankly, or seriously; to get to the point
    I think it's time to talk turkey with him about the evils of smoking.
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