talk turkey

Cultural  

1. To discuss in a straightforward manner: “The time has come to talk turkey about our national debt.”

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talk turkey Idioms  

1. Speak plainly, get to the point, as in Don't call me until you're ready to talk turkey. This expression allegedly comes from a tale about an Indian and a white man who hunted together and divided the game. When the white man said, “I'll take the turkey and you the buzzard, or you take the buzzard and I the turkey,” the Indian replied, “Talk turkey to me.” Whether or not this tale had a true basis, the term was recorded in its present meaning by about 1840.

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Example Sentences

He said the meeting had provided the "crucial moment" for the two leaders to sit in a room, without their staff present, "talking turkey" until they found a way they could move forward.

From BBC

He would still mutter about the salmonella risk whenever Mum talked turkey.

From The Guardian

He posted a picture on Twitter, and said he was ready to talk turkey with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, urging him to do something about the birds.

From Washington Times

John Bolton is said to be on his way to the Middle East, specifically Turkey, to talk turkey.

From Washington Times

Then Kanye West and Kid Rock grabbed headlines when they met with President Trump on Thursday to talk turkey.

From Fox News