cold turkey
01
in a manner that is sudden, unexpected, and not gradual
Exempel
He quits smoking cold turkey, without any nicotine replacement therapy.
She stops drinking alcohol cold turkey, choosing to quit without any gradual reduction.
Cold turkey
01
abstinens, avtändning
an unpleasant state experienced by drug addicts as a result of sudden withdrawal of a habit-forming substance
Exempel
Last thing the comander needs is you giving him a cold turkey.
Det sista befälhavaren behöver är att du ger honom en plötslig abstinens.
02
rak uttryck, tala rakt på
a blunt expression of views
