kick the habit

Bedeutung

to stop doing something harmful you have done for a long time

Mit einer lange gepflegten schädlichen Gewohnheit aufhören.

Beispiele

1. 1Dad drank six cans of cola a day for years, but he finally kicked the habit.
2. 2I bite my nails when I'm nervous, and I'd love to kick the habit.
3. 3After twenty years of sugar in her tea, Gran has kicked the habit and doesn't miss it.
4. 4Ben checks his phone every five minutes and can't seem to kick the habit.
5. 5Snacking at midnight is fine now and then, but if it happens every night, try to kick the habit.

Grammatik

Nur kick verändert sich: kicked. Meist heißt es the habit; auch a habit ist gebräuchlich.