To talk turkey is to talk seriously and openly about something, especially something that relates to business.
Examples of use:
1. OK, let's talk turkey and reach an agreement about the new employment contract.
2. It's time for us to talk turkey.
3. The Prime Minister is keen to talk turkey.
The origins of this idiom are not clear, but some people think it might have originated in America, from the time of the Pilgrim Fathers.
According to Robert Shook, in his book The Book of Why (1983, Hammond), the Pilgrim Fathers often wanted turkeys (for eating) when they traded with the American Indians and the Indians would greet them with the words 'You come to talk turkey?'
Can you use this expression in a sentence?
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