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Difference between Not say pea-turkey and Not talk turkey

not say pea-turkey —(coll.) not say a word about smth.; say nothing at all:

  • How was I to know that Mary needed money, when she never said pea turkey?

not talk turkey —(coll.) not speak honestly and in a straightforward manner:

  • Being a salesman he could not talk turkey, and so his language had mixed messages of anxiety and reassurance.