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Meanings of talk turkey in English

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Usage of talk turkey in English
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If we like each other we'll talk turkey about a commission.
Steve Yeager
2
I'll talk turkey to him till he's so mad he can't see straight.
Conjuror's House: A Romance of the Free Forest
3
Even were I of a mind to talk turkey with you, there is Barlow.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
4
And talk turkey to our agencies-whenyou're sure you have something to talk about.
John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment
5
Fisher cut right through their objections; he had cash and was ready to talk turkey.
Born to run: a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest rac...
6
Why can't you talk turkey for just one moment?
The illuminatus! trilogy
7
And everyone knew it was time to talk turkey.
Unleashing the power of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear lead...
8
Very little " talk turkey" has the Indian experienced in dealing with the whites.
Three Years on the Plains: Observations of Indians, 1867-1870
9
If Donnegan hadn't cleaned up on you, you'd have had to talk turkey with me.
Gunman's Reckoning
10
And a Swans bid of £4m might be enough to tempt the Canaries to talk turkey.
The Guardian
11
I'm going to talk turkey with them.
Cities in Flight
12
You may be in a stew or a pickle, but you talk turkey and eat humble pie.
The new yorker
13
Y'betcha he'll talk turkey then, predicted Miller.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
14
Now, talk turkey, Donnegan, or you're done!
Gunman's Reckoning
15
She was ready to talk turkey.
Confessions of a wall street analyst: a true story of inside inf...
16
That's when you can talk turkey.
Reuters
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United Kingdom
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