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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
How To Use cold turkey In A Sentence
- Buying in a smaller city or coastal town gives them a more balanced lifestyle without the cold turkey of going without any urban facilities. Times, Sunday Times
- Looks like cold turkey is the best way to beat caffeinism. Beat Caffeine Addiction, Then Stay Awake With Placebos | Lifehacker Australia
- He then kept him inside to go cold turkey. The Sun
- I quit smoking cold turkey.
- Go cold turkey for a few days to see if your skin calms down. Times, Sunday Times
- He said:'I tried to go cold turkey but was at home for a day and a half with the shakes. The Sun
- You need to go cold turkey before getting back on the hunt for your thunderbolt man. Times, Sunday Times
- The Statue of Liberty is deserted, the grizzlies of Yellowstone have been left in peace and economists have had to go cold turkey. Times, Sunday Times
- I quit that shit cold turkey and never did it again.
- He went to therapy, read books on spirituality, meditated, and tried to go cold turkey.