🍂It's still November and Thanksgiving was last Thursday. The main food at Thanksgiving is turkey so today we are focusing on turkey idioms! In this episode, we will discuss the origins, meanings, and usage of four common turkey-related idioms so that you know how to use them in conversation.

Do you know what is means "to talk turkey"? Ever thought about quitting something "cold turkey"? We'll "gobble up" all the details and explore these idioms without making you feel like a "stuffed turkey"! 🦃

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📝 Vocabulary list

1. To talk turkey: a frank and direct conversation

2. Ambiguity: The quality of being open to more than one interpretation.

3. Frank: Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing.

4. Evasive: Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.

5. Quit cold turkey: abruptly giving up a habit

6. Pallid: Pale and lacking color.

7. Gobble something up: eating swiftly; figuratively when something is effortlessly accomplished

8. Enthusiastically: In a way that shows intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

9. A stuffed turkey: uncomfortable fullness after eating a meal.

10. Indulge: Allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.

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E13 English Vocabulary: English Idioms About Turkeys