Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Cold turkey and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cold turkey" instead a verb "Break".
Cold turkey
Cold turkey noun - A cold aloof person.
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Synonyms for Cold turkey
Break and cold turkey are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb phrase "Cold turkey".
Both terms in one sentence
- After Tara finds out, she barely lasts a night of going "cold turkey" before trying again, causing Tara to break up with her.
Source: Pygmalion Snap Back -
Going Cold Turkey: This is how the penguins try to break Mort free from his foot fetish.
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Going Cold Turkey: Renton tries to break free of his heroin addiction this way, but doesn't go all the way.
Source: Literature / Trainspotting
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