TODAY'S IDIOM: TALK TURKEY

"TALK TURKEY"

 

 

If you talk turkey, you discuss something seriously, usually to do with business or money.

Example: I started to say something about the deal, but Mr Hamilton said, "Not now, my boy. We never talk turkey at the dinner table."

Hablemos de negocios.

Example sentences:

• After the owner had shown him around the apartment, Shane decided it was just what he wanted, so he said, "OK, I'm interested. Let's talk turkey." / Después de que el propietario le había mostrado todo el apartamento, Shane decidió que era justo lo que quería, así que dijo: "OK, estoy interesado. Hablemos de negocios."

• Before we could talk turkey about the deal, we had to see the samples / Antes de que podamos hablar de negocios sobre el acuerdo, tenemos que ver las muestras.

Additional examples:

• Okay, Bob, we have business to discuss. Let's talk turkey.

• John wanted to talk turkey, but Jane just wanted to joke around.

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