quit (something) cold turkey
quit (something) cold turkey
To stop doing something abruptly. The phrase is most often used to describe the sudden cessation of a drug. After smoking for so long, I should have never tried to quit cold turkey—the withdrawal symptoms are unbearable. I'm so impressed that you quit gambling cold turkey!
See also: cold, quit, turkey
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- bottom falls out
- bring (one) up with a start
- bottom drops out
- bottom drops out, the
- bring (one) up sharply
- bring up sharply
- bring/pull somebody up short
- bring someone up short
- bring (one) up short
- cold turkey