cold turkey
Not gradually; all at once; referring especially to quitting a habit by force of will…Not gradually; all at once; referring especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
» He quit smoking cold turkey.
Er hat von jetzt auf gleich mit dem Rauchen aufgehört. — Esperantostern
Он резко бросил курить. — marafon
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Examples
10 sentencesHe quit smoking cold turkey.
ruОн резко бросил курить. — marafon
deEr hat von jetzt auf gleich mit dem Rauchen aufgehört. — Esperantostern
Tom quit smoking cold turkey.
deTom hat von jetzt auf gleich mit dem Rauchen aufgehört. — wolfgangth
You need to quit cold turkey.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)Not gradually; all at once; referring especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
It is difficult, but possible to quit smoking cold turkey.
abrupt
ре́зкоrézko, внеза́пноvnezápno
Origin
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
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