Daily life

get out of the habit of

stop doing something regularly

To gradually stop doing something that you usually do.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you still take the bus every morning?

No, I got out of the habit of taking it after I moved.

Play the conversation

I've got out of the habit of checking work emails before breakfast.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I got out from the habit of checking my phone.

Say: I got out of the habit of checking my phone.

Use “out of,” not “out from,” in this fixed phrase.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

get out of the habit of doing something; got out of the habit of doing something

Your turn: say it out loud

I've got out of the habit of checking work emails before breakfast.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

get out of the habit of

stop doing something regularly

“I've got out of the habit of checking work emails before breakfast.”

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