cold turkey
cold turkey
Definition
☆ cold turkey
noun
- by abruptly and totally withdrawing from an addiction to drugs, tobacco, etc.
- in a frank, blunt, or matter-of-fact way to talk cold turkey about our chances
- without preparation or preliminaries
Etymology: < ?
cold′·-tur′key adjective
cold turkey
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- go: To be truthful, I'm not really sure I've gone cold turkey yet.
- quit: Dr. Chris ( A ): When smokers attempt to quit cold turkey, only 3 % are successful.
- stop: Although it has been REALLY HARD, I have been really good about the no drinking thing - just stopped cold turkey.
- face: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.
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