Cold Turkey (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- I told him cold turkey that he wasn't getting the job.
- She laid it on the line, cold turkey, that she wasn't interested in him romantically.
- The coach gave it to them cold turkey, telling them they'd never make it to the finals with their current attitude.
- I gave it to him cold turkey, no sugarcoating, that his design was terrible.
- The manager laid it out cold turkey, telling the team that they'd all be let go if they didn't meet their targets.