Meaning:
Quitting a bad habit suddenly.
Examples:
- Mr. Cold Turkey, that's what they call him in the business.
- Some people prefer to throw away the cigarettes and quit cold turkey.
- I don't think you want to give it up cold turkey.
- I don't think you're quite ready for couture cold turkey, are you?
- You sure I can't just go cold Turkey?
- For some, quitting cold turkey is best.
- Since I met him, I never went cold turkey.
- Look, Henry... you're not gonna make me go cold turkey, are you?
- The world can't just quit on oil and nuclear power cold turkey.
- She wanted to go cold Turkey.