kick cold

kick cold (turkey)

To stop using something that one is addicted to, especially heroin, completely and very suddenly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kick" and "cold" to specify what is being given up. It was only through the help of my parents that I was able to kick cold turkey. I'd probably still be hooked on H if it weren't for them. Nicotine patches and gum work for some people, but I had to kick cigarettes cold.
See also: cold, kick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

kick cold

verb
See kick cold turkey
See also: cold, kick
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • (Is) this taken?
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • back into
  • back into (someone or something)
  • add in
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