cold turkey
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Definition
- Noun:
- The abrupt and complete cessation of a habitual, addictive substance or behavior: Refers to stopping something (like a drug, alcohol, or tobacco) suddenly and completely, without tapering off or using aids.
- A blunt, direct, and often harsh manner of speaking or acting: Refers to a way of communicating or behaving that is straightforward, without softening the message or showing emotion.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Cessation):
- He quit smoking cold turkey after twenty years.
- The best method for her was to quit sugar cold turkey.
- Noun (Blunt Manner):
- I told him cold turkey that his project was rejected.
- She delivered the bad news cold turkey, with no sugar-coating.
Advanced Usage
- "to go cold turkey": To stop an addictive habit abruptly and completely.
- After the health scare, he decided to go cold turkey on caffeine.
- "to quit something cold turkey": To cease a dependency suddenly.
- She quit her job cold turkey without having another one lined up.
Variants and Related Words
- Cold-turkey (Adverb/Adjective, informal): Done in an abrupt, complete manner.
- He quit cold-turkey. (adverb)
- It was a cold-turkey withdrawal. (adjective)
Synonyms
- Abrupt withdrawal: For the cessation meaning.
- Stopping dead: For the cessation meaning.
- Bluntly, frankly, straight out: For the manner of speaking meaning.
Related Phrases
- "To kick the habit cold turkey": To stop a bad habit completely and suddenly.
- He finally managed to kick the habit cold turkey.
Related Idioms
- "Tell it like it is": Similar in spirit to the blunt manner meaning of , meaning to speak honestly and directly.
- You can always count on her to tell it like it is.
Noun
- complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent
- he quit smoking cold turkey
- she quit her job cold turkey
- a blunt expression of views
- I told him cold turkey