talk turkey 〈美口〉坦率认真地谈话 All right, now that we have covered the social amenities, let's talk turkey about what really happened. 好罢，大家既然寒暄已毕，那就让咱们来认真坦率地讨论实际发生的事情吧。 When the son broke the window, the father talked turkey to him. 儿子把窗子打碎了，父亲板起脸跟他谈话。 [Turkey cock 的缩略；原指经土耳其进口的非洲珍珠鸡 (guinea fowl), 后误作美洲家禽]