Collocations for "habit"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "habit" in context.
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habit
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [smoking, crack] is a [filthy, nasty] habit
- try to [break, kick, get rid of] a bad habit
- a tough habit to [break]
- am trying to [break] my bad habits
- try to form [new, good] habits
- forming [new] habits
- have a habit of [forgetting, doing, making]
- has some annoying habits
- has a [drinking, smoking] habit
- just don't make a habit of it!
- (try to) get into the habit of [checking, looking, taking, reading, making]
- the habit of [shaking hands, kissing both cheeks]
- [get up early, read in bed] out of habit
- is a creature of habit
- by force of habit
- the process of habit forming
'habit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):