How to Pronounce "break a habit"
expression
BRAYK uh HAB-it
BRAYK uh HAB-it
Definition
To stop doing something you regularly do, usually something bad or unwanted.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhæbət
British English
bɹˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /hˈæbɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BRAYK uh HAB-it
UK
BRAYK uh HAB-it
Listen in Context
I want to break a habit of eating junk food.
It is hard to break a habit like biting your nails.
She managed to break a habit after many tries.
Every New Year's, people try to break a habit, but few succeed.