Idioms

kick the habit

This page is about the idiom kick the habit

Meaning

If you kick the habit, you manage to stop doing something that has become a bad habit.

For example

  • I wish I could stop smoking cigarettes but I just can't kick the habit.

  • Rashid used to bite his fingernails but his girlfriend made him kick the habit.

Note:
"Kick a habit" can be used when talking about habits in general, as in "Kicking a habit isn't easy."

Quick Quiz

If a cigarette smoker says they want to kick the habit, it means they want to

a. stop smoking cigarettes

b. smoke better cigarettes

c. spread the habit to others
a) stop smoking cigarettes b) smoke better cigarettes c) spread the habit to others
kick the habit

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