🇺🇸 English Expressions: Going Cold Turkey ❄️ 🦃

Serge Gray

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Hey everyone! 👋

Today’s expression is “going cold turkey.”

👉 It means to suddenly/abruptly stop a habit or addiction completely, without gradually reducing it.

Usually used for quitting things like smoking, drinking, or even bad habits.

Origin:

The phrase comes from the early 20th-century American slang. “Cold turkey” refers to the plain, simple, and abrupt nature of the act — like eating cold turkey without any preparation. It highlights the suddenness and difficulty of quitting. 🦃

Examples:

• He decided to go cold turkey and quit smoking. 🚭

• I’m going cold turkey on sugar this month. 🍬❌

• She went cold turkey and stopped checking social media for a week. 📱

Figurative daily-life examples:

• Trying to go cold turkey on caffeine is harder than I thought. ☕

• He went cold turkey on online shopping to save money. 💳

• I’m going cold turkey on junk food — wish me luck! 🍟

Now it’s your turn! 💬

Drop your own sentence using “going cold turkey” below 👇

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