cold turkey
A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drugA sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
» 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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6 languagesExamples
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
3 senses(idiomatic, informal, uncountable)A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
kalter Entzug
complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent
(uncountable)The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
(US, slang, uncountable)Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
Origin
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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