English Idioms related to Habits - Idioms in English with meanings

English Idioms related to Habits - Idioms in English with meanings We all have habits. Habits are what we do everyday. We get up at the same time. We eat the same  cereal. We read the same newspaper, every day. That is a habit. Lets look at some English idioms related to  habits. Good habits are acceptable although sometimes a little strange (like standing on your head  before having breakfast) but bad habits are usually socially unacceptable: smoking in public places or  picking your nose!! 8 English Idioms Related to Habits Enjoyed this infographic? Here’s what you can do next: CREATURES OF HABITThis is often used to define all of us. Everyone has habits. Some good and some  bad but we all have them and therefore we can all be described as being creatures of habit, meaning we do the same things in the same way.ex. I am such a creature of habit when it comes to my morning routine.BREAK THE HABITGood habits are accepted but bad habits are not and people are encouraged to  stop them.ex. Try and get him to stop whistling in the house, it is bad luck. Try to get him to break the  habit.Just do it! Try to break the habit of excessive thinking.BY FORCE OF HABIT  When we do something frequently and often (like all habits) and when we do  something without really thinking then we can say it was done by force of habit.ex.  Michael retired from work 2 weeks ago. He used to get up everyday at 6 am to get ready for work.  Now he does not have to but he finds that he still does get up at 6 am by force of habit. It will take a  while to stop.WHY BREAK THE HABIT OF A LIFET IMEThis is a rhetorical question. (Something we ask ourselves not  expecting an answer of course).ex. John enjoyed a glass of wine every evening when he came home  from the office. His doctor told him he should only drink 2/3 times each week. However, he still  poured his glass of wine each evening because he enjoyed it. Why break the habit of a life time he  thought! 8 English Idioms related to Habits KICK THE HABITGive up something (usually bad) that you have done for a long time. We are always encouraged to stop bad habits particularly smoking and habits that  impact on our health. Advertising against smoking is usually very forceful and strong.ex. Kick the habit (stop smoking) today!OLD HABITS DIE HARDIt is hard to stop doing something that someone has been doing for ages.ex. Mary had stopped eating sweets or biscuits with her morning coffee. She was  trying to lose weight and snacking was discouraged. Occasionally she had the urge (desire) to eat  one or two as it was hard to give them up completely as she had had sweets with her coffee for over  20 years. Its not easy to stop immediately because Old habits die hard.NIP IN THE BUDWhen you want to stop a habit from forming before it gets too serious we use this  expression nip it in the bud. It means to stop it as soon as you notice it becoming a habit  otherwise it will be difficult to stop.ex. His mother noticed that he was b eginning to get up later and  later for school everyday. She decided to nip it in the bud as soon as possible and bought him an  extra alarm clock so his lateness would not become a habit.We decided to nip it in the bud before it became unmanageable. HEAD HIM OFF AT THE PASS When you want to stop somebody doing something you do not agree  with you decide to intervene (stop him) and plan something that will make him stop before he  makes a mistake.ex. David was going to fire (get rid of) our secretary because he thought we did not need her. In fact she was essential as she was well liked by all our clients and often they did business with us because of the way she treated them. We decided to head him off at the pass and get our clients to write to David telling him how important she was. He could not fire her after this.GET INTO THE HABITto begin to do something regularlyex. Lets get into the habit of posting original content.Lets get into the habit of saying positive things.Lets mak e a habit of learning English!   When you are finished learning idioms related to habits, here are some more English idioms for you to remember.