From let the cat out of the bag to dog days of summer, there are all sorts of idiomatic expressions that don’t actually mean what they sound like they mean. Take quit cold turkey, for instance.

Talking turkey requires serious honesty and speaking harsh truths. Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something completely and suddenly. Being a turkey is a rude zinger thrown at ...

In the English language, the turkey gets kind of a tough break. Talking turkey requires serious honesty and speaking harsh truths. Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something ...