as in cold turkey
a cold aloof person
her husband is such a cold fish that I'm reluctant to have them over for dinner
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cold turkey
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No matter the continued risk of withdrawal symptoms, medications like methadone for those who are pregnant are still safer than quitting illicit fentanyl cold turkey, according to Davidson.—
Kate Bolduan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025 -
Going off the drugs cold turkey, as Parker Posey’s character does, could lead to dangerous withdrawal symptoms in real life.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Cold fishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20fishes. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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