פֿון דער העלער הויט

Yiddish

Etymology

Literally, “from the bright skin”.

Adverb

פֿון דער העלער הויט • (fun der heler hoyt)

  1. (idiomatic) cold turkey, suddenly
    Synonym: מיט אַ מאָל (mit a mol)
    אויפֿהערן פֿון דער העלער הויט ― oyfhern fun der heler hoyt ― to quit cold turkey

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “quit cold turkey”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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