kick cold (turkey)
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
verbSee kick cold turkey
See also: cold, kick
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (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