#️⃣#Habit /ˈhæbət, ˈhæbɪt/ #noun
💢by / from / out of habit (=because this is what you usually do in this situation)
🔹I did it out of habit.
💢DRUGS [countable] ➡️ a strong physical need to keep taking a drug regularly:
🔹A lot of drug addicts get into petty crime to support their habit.
💢heroin / cocaine etc habit
🔹His cocaine habit ruined him physically and financially.
💢not make a habit of (doing) something #spoken ➡️ used to say that someone does not usually do something bad or wrong, or should not do it again:
🔹You’re ten minutes late. I hope you’re not going to make a habit of this.
💢I’m not in the habit of doing something #spoken ➡️ used when you are annoyed, to say that you would not do something:
🔹I’m not in the habit of lying to my friends.
💢have a habit of doing something ➡️ if something has a habit of doing something, it usually or often does it – used humorously:
🔹Life has a habit of springing surprises.
💢old habits die hard ➡️ used to say that it is difficult to make people change their attitudes or behaviour:
🔹She knew it probably wasn’t necessary any more, but old habits die hard.
💢habit of thought/mind ➡️ the way someone usually thinks about something, or their usual attitudes
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💢by / from / out of habit (=because this is what you usually do in this situation)
🔹I did it out of habit.
💢DRUGS [countable] ➡️ a strong physical need to keep taking a drug regularly:
🔹A lot of drug addicts get into petty crime to support their habit.
💢heroin / cocaine etc habit
🔹His cocaine habit ruined him physically and financially.
💢not make a habit of (doing) something #spoken ➡️ used to say that someone does not usually do something bad or wrong, or should not do it again:
🔹You’re ten minutes late. I hope you’re not going to make a habit of this.
💢I’m not in the habit of doing something #spoken ➡️ used when you are annoyed, to say that you would not do something:
🔹I’m not in the habit of lying to my friends.
💢have a habit of doing something ➡️ if something has a habit of doing something, it usually or often does it – used humorously:
🔹Life has a habit of springing surprises.
💢old habits die hard ➡️ used to say that it is difficult to make people change their attitudes or behaviour:
🔹She knew it probably wasn’t necessary any more, but old habits die hard.
💢habit of thought/mind ➡️ the way someone usually thinks about something, or their usual attitudes
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#Essential_English_words
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