Idiom
kick the habit
Meaning
To recover from or quit an addiction or habit.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I want to kick the habit of drinking too much coffee.”
“He finally decided to kick the habit after his doctor warned him about the health risks.”
“Although the process was physically demanding and mentally exhausting, she remained determined to kick the habit that had controlled her life for over a decade.”
Examples
simple
“I want to kick the habit of drinking too much coffee.”
contextual
“He finally decided to kick the habit after his doctor warned him about the health risks.”
complex
“Although the process was physically demanding and mentally exhausting, she remained determined to kick the habit that had controlled her life for over a decade.”
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