うまい話には裏がある

うまいはなしにはうらがある

if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin

話がうまい

はなしがうまい

good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

いい話

いいはなし

good story (e.g. heartwarming)

笑い話

わらいばなし わらいはなし

funny story

甘い話

うまいはなし

too good to be true stories (offers) (e.g. scams and frauds)

固い話

かたいはなし

serious topic (of conversation)

話

わ はなし

talk, speech, chat, story, conversation

電話対話

でんわたいわ

telephone dialogue

話し合う

はなしあう

to discuss, to talk together

話が合う

はなしがあう

to see eye to eye, to be on the same wavelength, to talk the same language

話が違う

はなしがちがう

that's not what you said (before), that's not what was promised

思い出話

おもいでばなし

reminiscent talk

詳しい話

くわしいはなし

detailed account

話し合い

はなしあい

discussion, conference

話は早い

はなしははやい

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

早い話が

はやいはなしが

in short, in a nutshell, in a word, to cut a long story short

話が早い

はなしがはやい

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

よもやま話

よもやまばなし

talk about various topics

裏話

うらばなし

inside story, the real story (behind something), story not generally known