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cold turkey en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Not gradually; all at once; referring especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
Joan Baez:: ‘I talk to trees to get answers. They give it to you cold turkey’.
2023 October 5, Rich Pelley, “Joan Baez: ‘I talk to trees to get answers. They give it to you cold turkey’”, in The Guardian, UK, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:I knew that, if I had daily access to video games, I would spend literally every day playing them, forever. So I cut myself off, more or less cold turkey, and as a result I was more or less happy and productive.
2012 April 4, Sam Anderson, “Just One More Game ...”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020:It is difficult, but possible to quit smoking cold turkey.
Translations (20)
ru ре́зко (abruptly) · fr brutalement (abruptly) · pl raptem (abruptly) · yi מיט אַ מאָל (abruptly) · yi פֿון דער העלער הויט (abruptly) · ja 突然に (abruptly) · it di punto in bianco (abruptly) · fi kerralla (abruptly) · ja 一度に (abruptly) · fr d'un seul coup (abruptly) · fi seinään (abruptly) · de abrupt (abruptly) · fr d'un coup d'un seul (abruptly) · nl ineens (abruptly) · sv på en gång (abruptly) · hu hirtelen (abruptly) · it di colpo (abruptly) · ru внеза́пно (abruptly) · sv abrupt (abruptly) · sv helt tvärt (abruptly)
cold turkey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal, uncountable) A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
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(uncountable) The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
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(US, slang, uncountable) Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
Synonyms
easy pickings · easy target · cold meat
Translations (17)
eo abstina sindromo (symptoms of withdrawal) · ga tobstaonadh (symptoms of withdrawal) · it astinenza completa (sudden and complete withdrawal) · nl abrupte ontwenning (sudden and complete withdrawal) · fr manque (symptoms of withdrawal) · sv abstinenssymtom (symptoms of withdrawal) · de kalter Entzug (sudden and complete withdrawal) · it astinenza (sudden and complete withdrawal) · nl ontwenningsverschijnselen (symptoms of withdrawal) · it crisi di astinenza (symptoms of withdrawal) · fi lopettaminen kuin seinään (sudden and complete withdrawal) · es en seco (sudden and complete withdrawal) · da kold tyrker (sudden and complete withdrawal) · ga tobstaonadh (sudden and complete withdrawal) · pl nagły i całkowity odwyk (sudden and complete withdrawal) · pt crise de abstinência (symptoms of withdrawal) · hu hirtelen abbahagyás/elhagyás/megvonás (sudden and complete withdrawal)
cold turkey en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
Meanings
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(informal, intransitive) To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
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