turkey Idioma

cold turkey

abruptly, completely, not gradually Barb stopped smoking, cold turkey. No plan, no program.

talk turkey

discuss a fair deal, negotiate seriously If the owner really wants to sell, he'll talk turkey.

turkey

fool, dumbo, jerk You turkey! Why did you put Jello on my pizza?

go cold turkey

Idiom(s): go cold turkey

Theme: STOP

to stop (doing something) without tapering off. (Slang. Originally drug slang. Now concerned with breaking any habit.)
• I had to stop smoking, so I went cold turkey. It's awful!
• When heroin addicts go cold turkey, they get terribly sick.

cold turkey|cold|turkey

adv., slang, informal 1. Abruptly and without medical aid to withdraw from the use of an addictive drug or from a serious drinking problem. Joe is a very brave guy; he kicked the habit cold turkey. 2. n. An instance of withdrawal from drugs, alcohol, or cigarette smoking. Joe did a cold turkey.

talk turkey|talk|turkey

v. phr., informal To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things done. Charles said, "Now, let's talk turkey about the bus trip. The fact is, it will cost each student $1.50." The father always spoke gently to his son, but when the son broke the windshield of the car, the father talked turkey to him.