Idioms. I Don't Get It?

Question

Our teacher gave an assignment about idioms. But, I can't figure out some of them. The words in quote is the idiom i have to figure out what the literal meaning is. Here are the phrases:

1. My friend's business is "on the skids."
2. That's enough siliness. Let's "talk Turkey."

Thanks,
Tori

Answer 1

1. not going well
2. talk seriously


♥ya!

Answer 2

on the skids
In the process of decline or ruin, as in If she quit now, her career would be on the skids. The skids here are runners such as those on a sled, enabling one to go downhill quickly. [c. 1920]

talk turkey
Speak plainly, get to the point, as in Don't call me until you're ready to talk turkey. This expression allegedly comes from a tale about an Indian and a white man who hunted together and divided the game. When the white man said, "I'll take the turkey and you the buzzard, or you take the buzzard and I the turkey," the Indian replied, "Talk turkey to me." Whether or not this tale had a true basis, the term was recorded in its present meaning by about 1840.

Answer 3

1. The business is doing poorly
2. Let's talk turkey means let's be serious

Answer 4

1. It means your friend's business is not doing well. "Barely hanging on," so to speak.

2. Talking turkey means getting down to business; a serious discussion.

Answer 5

"On the skids" means "not doing well", and "talk turkey" means "talk seriously". They're fairly simple if ou ask me. I've been hearing them for a long time.

Answer 6

skid means like when you skid off the road of your car so it probably means her business is falling

That's enough silliness, so that means the next phrase means something serious. ; )