kick the habit en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To recover from or quit an addiction or habit.
I get it right / I kicked the habit / Shed my skin / This is the new stuff
1986, Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer”, in So:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kicks the habit | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| kicking the habit | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kicked the habit | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kicked the habit | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
nl afkicken (to quit an addiction)