Break a habit Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhæbət

BRAYK uh HAB-it

UK

bɹˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /hˈæbɪt

BRAYK uh HAB-it

التعريف

To stop doing something you regularly do, usually something bad or unwanted.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This phrase is informal and most often used for stopping negative routines (like smoking). You can also hear 'kick a habit' with the same meaning. Not used for neutral or positive routines.

• Spanish: dejar un hábito - romper un hábito
• Portuguese (BR): quebrar um hábito - largar um hábito
• Portuguese (PT): quebrar um hábito - deixar um hábito
• Chinese (Simplified): 改掉习惯
• Chinese (Traditional): 改掉習慣
• Hindi: आदत छोड़ना
• Arabic: الإقلاع عن عادة
• Bengali: অভ্যাস ভাঙা - বদভ্যাস বাদ দেওয়া
• Russian: избавиться от привычки
• Japanese: 悪い習慣をやめる
• Vietnamese: bỏ thói quen xấu
• Korean: 습관을 끊다
• Turkish: alışkanlığı bırakmak
• Urdu: عادت توڑنا
• Indonesian: menghilangkan kebiasaan

جمل نموذجية

I want to break a habit of eating junk food.

basic

It is hard to break a habit like biting your nails.

basic

She managed to break a habit after many tries.

basic

Every New Year's, people try to break a habit, but few succeed.

natural

If you want to break a habit, ask a friend to help you stay on track.

natural

He didn't realize how difficult it would be to break a habit until he tried.

natural