Cold turkey (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent
Example:
she quit her job cold turkey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cold turkey" is a kind of...):
drug withdrawal; withdrawal (the termination of drug taking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A blunt expression of views
Example:
I told him cold turkey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cold turkey" is a kind of...):
expression; verbal expression; verbalism (the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions)