talk turkey
US /tɔk ˈtɜr.ki/
UK /tɔk ˈtɜr.ki/
1.
開誠布公地談, 認真地談, 直截了當地說
to discuss something seriously and directly, without avoiding difficult or unpleasant facts
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It's time we sat down and really talked turkey about our financial situation.
是時候我們坐下來，真正開誠布公地談談我們的財務狀況了。
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The boss told us to stop wasting time and talk turkey about the project deadline.
老闆告訴我們不要再浪費時間，要開誠布公地談談項目截止日期。