The perfect Thanksgiving Idiom in honor of this year's presidential election 2024!

"To Talk Turkey" (mainly American English)

Meaning to discuss a problem in a serious way with a real intention to solve it.
Example:The politicians need to stop messing around and start talking turkey.

Meanwhile .... Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November each year.  Gobble up some of these Thanksgiving idioms from Oyster English.com and LatinHires (Tutors Online)

Some Thanksgiving Idioms:

  • Count your Blessings
    • To be grateful for what one has.
    Example: When you realize many people are in worse situations than you, you should count your blessings.

  • Be Stuffed
    • To feel very full after eating a lot of food
    Example: I can't possibly have dessert, I'm stuffed!

  • Cold Turkey
    • To immediately (not gradually) and completely stop doing a bad habit.
    Example: When I got pregnant quit smoking cigarettes cold turkey.

  • Talk Turkey
    • To talk seriously about something.
    Example: I hope everyone comes to the meeting ready to talk turkey.

  • A mixed blessing
    • Something that has its pros and cons
    Example: Being short can be a mixed blessing. On the one hand, I can feel comfortable in economy class on the plane, but on the other hand, I need help to get my luggage from the shelf.

  • Gobble Up
    • To eat something very quickly.
    Example: Let's get to the party before everyone gobbles up the good food

  • Easy as Pie
    • Something is very easy
    Example: Don't worry, skiing is as easy as pie; You'll learn it very quickly

  • Eat like a Bird
    • To eat a very small amount of something.
    Example: My girlfriend eats like a bird so I always finish her meal when we go to restaurants

  • Blessing in Disguise.
    • An apparent misfortune that turns out to have positive consequences.
    Example: Getting fired from that job was a blessing in disguise. I’m much happier now in my new job.

  • Stuff It
    • To tell someone to stop talking (informal, not polite).
    Example: I was shocked when my husband told my mother to stuff it!

  • Stuff your Face
    • To eat a lot.
    Example: I stuffed my face during the holidays and gained 10 pounds.

  • Stuffed Shirt
    • A person who is serious and acts in a very formal way.
    Example: The office party was so boring because I was seated at the table with all the stuffed shirts.

  • The Gravy Train
    • In a situation where you make a lot of money without doing a lot of work for it.
    Example: He's been on the gravy train since he married a millionaire.

  • Stick a Fork in It!
    • Something is finished, complete, or no longer able to continue.
    Example: This list is complete so I may as well stick a fork in it. Happy Thanksgiving


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    Also see 10 Autumn Idioms to Teach Your ESL Students
  • Fall is in the Air
    • A sense that the autumn season is here, with notable changes like leaves changing color, dropping temperatures, falling leaves and a crispness in the air.
    Example: I love the smell of pumpkin spice lattes and the sound of crunching leaves. Fall is in the air!

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