Go Cold Turkey
What it means
Quit something all at once, with no tapering off and no comfort.
Where it comes from
It comes from talking cold turkey, meaning plain unvarnished talk, and moved to withdrawal in 1920s America. Cold turkey was the meal you served without ceremony, straight from the larder.
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The puzzle it came from
Go Cold Turkey was the answer to the Phrasicle of April 30, 2025. The clue read Go ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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dry
run
wild
turkey
coma
pencil
case
file
cabinet
member
razor
thin
ice
cold
shoulder
drift
wood
finish
line
dance
Phrasicle: Go Cold Turkey