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21cold turkey — noun 1. a blunt expression of views I told him cold turkey • Hypernyms: ↑expression, ↑verbal expression, ↑verbalism 2. complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent he quit smoking cold… …
22cold turkey — Informal. 1. abrupt and complete withdrawal from the use of an addictive substance, as a narcotic drug, alcohol, or tobacco. 2. go cold turkey, a. to stop using an addictive substance abruptly and completely. b. to undergo sudden and complete… …
23cold turkey — the effect of sudden and sustained deprivation of narcotics The sufferer resembles a bird which has been plucked. Usually of withdrawal from drugtaking, drinking alcohol, or smoking tobacco: You can t suddenly sign the pledge, go cold… …
24Cold-turkey — 1. method of withdrawal from a drug addiction in which the drug is given up completely, and no other drugs are used as substitutes; 2. without the aid of other drugs: come off cold turkey ; go cold turkey …
25cold-turkey — Australian Slang 1. method of withdrawal from a drug addiction in which the drug is given up completely, and no other drugs are used as substitutes; 2. without the aid of other drugs: come off cold turkey ; go cold turkey …
26cold\ turkey — adv slang informal 1. Abruptly and without medical aid to withdraw from the use of an addictive drug or from a serious drinking problem. Joe is a very brave guy; he kicked the habit cold turkey. 2. noun An instance of withdrawal from drugs,… …
27cold turkey — N UNCOUNT Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to. [INFORMAL] We d go through three days of cold turkey and then she would do the run to London …
28cold turkey — If someone suddenly stops taking drugs, instead of slowly cutting down, they do cold turkey. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This term means to immediately and completely stop an addictive substance, a regular activity or a behavioural …
29cold turkey — the unpleasant physical and mental effects someone suffers when they suddenly stop taking drugs. The addict himself must make the decision that he wants to go cold turkey. The nurses are there to encourage patients through cold turkey …
30cold turkey — noun (U) go cold turkey to suddenly stop taking a drug you are addicted to and to experience a sort of illness because of it: Marcia went cold turkey off heroin …
