Bad habits · Health
break the cycle
stop a repeated unhealthy pattern
To break the cycle means to stop a repeated pattern of unhealthy behaviour.
This vs that
She broke the cycle of emotional eating.
She broke a habit of eating late.
Hear it in real life
Your parents argued about money all the time, didn't they?
They did, and I don't want to repeat it. I need to break the cycle.
Therapy helped him break the cycle of drinking whenever he felt anxious.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Break the cycle' is the natural idiom for ending a harmful pattern.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We need ‸ break the cycle of arguing.
Say: We need to break the cycle of arguing.
Use 'to' after 'need'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
break the cycle of ___
Therapy helped him break the cycle of drinking whenever he felt anxious.
We need to break the cycle of arguing about money.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about bad habits.
be tempted to ___
I was tempted to have another cigarette.
have a craving for ___
I had a craving for chocolate after dinner.
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Your turn: say it out loud
She broke the cycle.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
break the cycle
stop a repeated unhealthy pattern
“Therapy helped him break the cycle of drinking whenever he felt anxious.”
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