Collocations for habit - noun
ADJECTIVE
annoying,
antisocial (BrE),
bad,
dangerous,
destructive,
dirty,
disconcerting (BrE),
disgusting,
filthy,
horrible,
irritating,
nasty,
poor,
terrible,
unfortunate
Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.
poor eating habits
Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.
poor eating habits
charming (often ironic),
endearing,
good
one of his more endearing habits
her charming habit of setting fire to cats
one of his more endearing habits
her charming habit of setting fire to cats
curious,
eccentric,
odd,
peculiar,
strange,
unusual,
weird
unhealthy
The children are developing unhealthy eating habits.
unhealthy
The children are developing unhealthy eating habits.
healthful (AmE),
healthy
lifelong, old
daily, normal, regular, usual
ingrained
deeply ingrained habits of thought
lifelong, old
daily, normal, regular, usual
ingrained
deeply ingrained habits of thought
nervous
It was a nervous habit she'd had for years.
It was a nervous habit she'd had for years.
expensive
personal, sexual, social
I found some of his personal habits rather disconcerting.
personal, sexual, social
I found some of his personal habits rather disconcerting.
lifestyle
Healthy lifestyle habits begin when you're young.
Healthy lifestyle habits begin when you're young.
mental
Mental habits are not easily changed.
Mental habits are not easily changed.
buying,
shopping,
spending
an effort to change the buying habits of the British public
an effort to change the buying habits of the British public
dietary,
drinking,
eating,
feeding,
food
exercise, sleeping, work
The pills affected your sleeping habits.
Ellington's work habits were a marvel to all.
exercise, sleeping, work
The pills affected your sleeping habits.
Ellington's work habits were a marvel to all.
reading,
viewing
women's television viewing habits
women's television viewing habits
cocaine,
crack,
drug,
gambling,
heroin,
smoking
I'm trying to kick the smoking habit.
I'm trying to kick the smoking habit.
VERB + habit
be in,
have
She had been in the habit of drinking five or six cups of coffee a day.
She has some very annoying habits.
He had an irritating habit of singing tunelessly around the house.
She had been in the habit of drinking five or six cups of coffee a day.
She has some very annoying habits.
He had an irritating habit of singing tunelessly around the house.
acquire,
adopt,
cultivate,
develop,
establish,
fall into,
form,
get in,
get into,
make
I had fallen into my old bad habit of leaving everything until the last minute.
Try to get into good habits and eat regular healthy meals.
Make a habit of noting down any telephone messages.
I had fallen into my old bad habit of leaving everything until the last minute.
Try to get into good habits and eat regular healthy meals.
Make a habit of noting down any telephone messages.
become
Don't let eating between meals become a habit.
Don't let eating between meals become a habit.
break (yourself of),
get out of,
give up,
kick
a difficult habit to break
You must break yourself of the habit.
I got out of the habit of getting up early.
a difficult habit to break
You must break yourself of the habit.
I got out of the habit of getting up early.
change
support
He turned to crime to support his habit.
support
He turned to crime to support his habit.
PREPOSITION
by habit
Much of what we do in daily life is done by habit.
Much of what we do in daily life is done by habit.
from habit
I just did it from habit.
I just did it from habit.
out of habit
I sat in my old seat purely out of habit.
I sat in my old seat purely out of habit.
PHRASES
a creature of habit
Horses are creatures of habit and like to have a daily routine.
Horses are creatures of habit and like to have a daily routine.
force of habit
Mr Norris woke up early from force of habit.
Mr Norris woke up early from force of habit.
the habit of a lifetime
It's hard to change the habit of a lifetime.
It's hard to change the habit of a lifetime.
a hard habit to break
Caffeine can be a hard habit to break.
Caffeine can be a hard habit to break.
old habits die hard