The History of the Turkey Pardon

pardon: 사면하다

Commander-in-Chief: 총사령관

…he made time for an executive duty: his final pardoning of the turkey as Commander-in-Chief.

spare: 목숨을 살려주다

The annual tradition sees two lucky birds spared from the dinner table.

cold turkey: 갑자기, 단번에

No way I’m cutting this habit cold turkey.

on record: 기록상의

Lincoln, it appears, was the first on record.

take a liking to: 정이 들다 

…but it was a Christmas turkey that his son had taken a liking to.

reprieve: 사형 집행 유예

Richard Nixon also gave the birds a reprieve, sending his turkeys to a nearby petting zoo.